Morinaga Milk arsenic poisoning incident

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The Morinaga Milk arsenic poisoning incident occurred in 1955 in Japan and is believed to have resulted in the deaths of over 100 infants.[1] The incident occurred when arsenic was inadvertently added to dried milk via the use of an industrial grade monosodium phosphate additive.[2] This incident also led to negative health effects for thousands of other infants and individuals, which has had lingering health effects.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dakeishi M, Murata K, Grandjean P (October 2006). "Long-term consequences of arsenic poisoning during infancy due to contaminated milk powder". Environmental Health. 5 (1): 31. Bibcode:2006EnvHe...5...31D. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-5-31. PMC 1635412. PMID 17076881.
  2. ^ a b "VI. Establishment of the Hikari foundation". archive.unu.edu. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ^ Yorifuji T, Tsuda T, Doi H, Grandjean P (May 2011). "Cancer excess after arsenic exposure from contaminated milk powder". Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 16 (3): 164–70. Bibcode:2011EHPM...16..164Y. doi:10.1007/s12199-010-0182-x. PMC 3078290. PMID 21431798.