Avocados imported by Costco seized again for cadmium residue
Avocados imported by Costco seized again for cadmium residue 05/25/2021 04:35 PM Photo courtesy of the FDA Taipei, May 25 (CNA) More fresh avocados imported from the United States by Costco Taiwan have been seized at Taiwan's border because of higher than permitted levels of the heavy metal cadmium, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. A shipment of 3,797 kilograms of fresh avocados from Mission Produce Inc. in California tested on April 29 was found to contain 0.07 mg/kg of cadmium, higher than the maximum permissible level of 0.05 mg/kg, according to the FDA. The avocados we...
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