PRO/EDR> Cadmium contamination, rice products – China: (GD, HN): RFI

Undiagnosed — Worldwide/Unknown
Guangzhou’s food-safety authorities have revealed some details about the sale of rice and rice noodles contaminated with cadmium, a heavy metal, in the face of enormous public pressure. And having initially withheld information about the brands involved and where the items were produced, the information was released yesterday [18 May 2013].
A total of 6 batches of rice were from Hunan province and 2 batches of rice noodles were from 2 processing plants in Dongguan, Guangdong.
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