A polemica de presença de Arsenio em vinhos americanos - by Connoisseurs Guide
Autor: SmartBuy Wines | Publicado: 2015-03-24T12:02:00-07:00

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By Connoisseur's Guide




No Arsenic In Wine?






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By Charles OlkenI may wind up with a lot of egg on my face and die an early death from all the arsenic I have consumed in my lifetime and continue to consume, but I am going to come right out and say it—

The recent lawsuit against a long list of wineries suggesting that there are dangerous levels of arsenic in wine are founded on junk science—and intentionally deceptive claims raised for only one reason. To extort money from the California wine industry.

We have seen this kind of selfish legal action before, and it comes with a mix of cynicism and greed together with the not so hidden desire on some people’s parts to kill off all alcohol consumption.

Here are some truths that are worth knowing. And, while I will admit that there is some information yet to be disclosed, it will be forthcoming as the wine industry fights back. For now, consider the following:

The U.S. government has not published a limit for arsenic in wine but several countries including Canada, the EU, and Japan have set limits ranging from 100ppb up to 1000ppb – 10 to 100 times the level the EPA determined to be safe for drinking water.
The lawsuit claims that certain wines contain unsafe levels of arsenic based on the limit set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water – 10 parts per billion (ppb). However there is no scientific basis for applying the EPA drinking water standard to wine.
When the U.S. government considers limits for arsenic in food and beverages, they take into account how much of that food or beverage an average person may consume in a day and the age of people who likely consume that food/beverage. Daily intake levels for water are significantly higher than for wine.
The risks from potential exposure to arsenic in wine are lower than the risks the EPA considers safe for drinking water. For perspective, eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day is the recommended daily amount, whereas one to two 5-ounce glasses of wine a day is defined as moderate wine consumption according to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
Arsenic is prevalent in the natural environment in air, soil and water and food. As an agricultural product, wines from throughout the world contain trace amounts of arsenic as do juices, vegetables, grains and other alcohol beverages and this is nothing new.
The U.S. government, both TTB and FDA as part of its Total Diet Study, regularly tests wines for harmful compounds including arsenic as does Canada and the European Union to ensure that wine is safe to consume.


Alcohol overconsumption is not a healthy activity. We can all agree to that. But there is not one proven case of arsenic poisoning from wine drinking in the medical annals. Case closed.


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