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Article: Advice for pregnant women on caffeine consumption.
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- October 10, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-10 October 2001-UK Government: Advice for pregnant women on caffeine consumption (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Pregnant women should limit their intake of caffeine to less than the equivalent of four average cups of coffee a day according to new advice published by the FSA today.
The advice, which for the first time puts a figure on previous Department of Health guidance for pregnant women to moderate caffeine consumption, follows a review by independent experts, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (CoT).
The CoT looked at the effects of caffeine on ...