London - Children should not drink rice milk because it can contain harmful levels of arsenic, scientists have warned.
The poison is found naturally in low levels in rice and other plants. Levels can be boosted by the way rice is grown in flooded paddies and by the presence of traces of old pesticides.
The British National Health Service already advises parents not to feed rice milk to under-5s. Now, the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition has extended this to older children. – Daily Mail