SINGAPORE — The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Tuesday (Nov 3) directed the importer of popular baby food brand Bellamy's Organic to recall its Organic Brown Rice Pasta Stars. This was after “excessive levels” of arsenic were found in the product.

The product is targeted at infants from the age of seven months.

SFA said that it has detected arsenic in samples of the product, at levels exceeding the maximum limit for arsenic in baby food as stated in the Singapore Food Regulations.

The maximum limit is 0.1ppm. The arsenic detected was at levels ranging between 0.12ppm and 0.3ppm in samples of the product, the agency said.

SFA said that it has since directed the importer, DKSH Marketing Services, to recall the Australian product.

“As a precaution, SFA is recalling all batches of the implicated product. The recall is ongoing,” it said.

The agency stressed that consumers who have bought the product should ensure that their infants do not consume them.

They may also wish to seek medical advice for infants who feel unwell.

“Those who have purchased the affected product may contact their point of purchase for enquiries and for exchange of product.”