Table 2.

Proposed and existing inorganic arsenic standards.

Group or agency	Standard
Healthy Babies Bright Futures	No measurable amount in baby foods
Consumer Reports	3 ppb
FDA	10 ppb for bottled water 100 ppb in infant rice cereal
EPA, EU, WHO	10 ppb for drinking water
EC	100 μg/kg (for infant/ child foods) 200 μg/kg (for adult foods)

EC, European Commission; EPA, Environmental Protection Agency; EU, European Union; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; ppb, parts per billion; WHO, World Health Organization.