Re: Organic Food - arsenic RDA?

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> 1. i found it on the internet about 1 year ago, i don't recall the

> look up. it took some digging.

> 2. there is an expensive book that you can buy that has all this type

> of information. again, this was found on the internet along with

> sample reading from the book.

> 3. many labs will have these publications

> 4. some industry sceintists will have this information

Here's what I found on the US NIH web site.

Nutrient Recommendations:

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)

and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)

http://ods.od.nih.gov/health_information/Dietary_Reference_Intakes.aspx

" These documents are issued by the Food and Nutrition Board of the

Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. The Food and

Nutrition Board addresses issues of safety, quality, and adequacy of

the food supply; establishes principles and guidelines of adequate

dietary intake; and renders authoritative judgments on the

relationships among food intake, nutrition, and health. "

The document for " elements " includes arsenic:

http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/7/294/0.pdf

And it has " ND " or not determined for RDA and UL for arsenic.

It also says:

" No data on the possible adverse effects of organic arsenic compounds

in food were found. Inorganic arsenic is a known toxic substance.

Although the UL was not determined for arsenic, there is no

justification for adding arsenic to food or supplements. "

So, there does not appear to be any recommendation for dietary intake

of arsenic from any branch of the U.S. government.

Not that this means much