Title: Arsenic in Food and Dietary Supplements | FDA
Headings: Arsenic in Food and Dietary Supplements
Arsenic in Food and Dietary Supplements
Health Effects from Arsenic Exposure
FDA Monitoring and Testing of Arsenic in Food, including Dietary Supplements
FDA Regulations and Guidance to Industry to Limit Arsenic in Food
Rules and Guidance Documents
More Information for Consumers
Tips for Limiting Exposure to Arsenic

Content: Short-term exposure to very high amounts of inorganic arsenic can result in nausea, vomiting, bruising, and numbness or burning sensations in the hands and feet. Age
Inorganic arsenic exposure in utero and in the very young is associated with impaired intellectual development, such as decreased performance on certain developmental tests that measure learning. For this reason, the FDA prioritizes monitoring and regulating products that are more likely to be consumed by very young children. FDA Monitoring and Testing of Arsenic in Food, including Dietary Supplements
The FDA tests arsenic levels in foods as part of a comprehensive approach to monitoring toxic elements and nutrients. The agency prioritizes monitoring inorganic arsenic levels in foods more likely to be eaten by infants and toddlers. These foods are a greater potential source of dietary inorganic arsenic exposure for infants and young children than for adults, because: they are commonly consumed by infants and young children; infants and children’s dietary patterns are often less varied than those of adults, and
infants and children consume more food relative to their body weight than do adults. The FDA tests for toxic elements through: the Total Diet Study;