Harmful metal in rice sold in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Consumer Council found excessive levels of cadmium, a harmful metal, in samples of rice sold in Hong Kong.

Samples of rice were collected during the periods Apr. to Sept. this year. Out of the 44 samples collected and tested, The Centre for Food Safety found one rice had double the legal limit of cadmium.

Two other samples with excess amounts of cadmium were taken off the market.

Source: RTHK

Photo: Wikimedia Commons




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