英语新闻听写 新警告 不要喂宝宝过多的米糊

The U.S. government is telling parents to not rely too heavily on rice cereal as a food staple¹ for babies because it is a leading cause of arsenic² exposure for infants.

美国政府告诉父母不要过分依赖米糊作为婴儿的主食，因为这是婴儿砷接触的主要原因。

The Food and Drug Administration said in a news release that it is working to reduce the levels of inorganic³ arsenic in rice cereal for babies because of the concerns.

食品和药品管理局在新闻稿中表示，正在努力降低婴儿米糊中的无机砷含量。

FDA officials are requiring rice cereal to contain no more than 100 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic.

美国食品药品管理局官员要求大米谷物中无机砷含量每10亿不超过100个单位。

But, the agency also encouraged parents to not feed their kids too much cereal.

但是，该机构还鼓励家长不要给孩子喂过多的谷物。

Exposure to inorganic arsenic can lead to developmental issues for children, such as decreased performance on developmental tests.

接触无机砷可导致儿童发育问题，如发育测试性能下降。

The FDA says the risk also applies to pregnant women.

美国食品药品管理局表示孕妇也有同样的风险。

1 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

2 arsenic   

n.砒霜，砷；adj.砷的

参考例句：

• His wife poisoned him with arsenic.他的妻子用砒霜把他毒死了。
• Arsenic is a poison.砒霜是毒药。

3 inorganic   

adj.无生物的；无机的

参考例句：

• The fundamentals of inorganic chemistry are very important.无机化学的基础很重要。
• This chemical plant recently bought a large quantity of inorganic salt.这家化工厂又买进了大量的无机盐。