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Re:Why has Japan been hit with rice shortages, soaring price... by pragmomm on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:18PM (#41370140)
Many studies have shown that the heavy metal content in (Chinese) rice exceeds food safety standards, especially levels of cadium (Cd) and lead (Pb) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9754602/
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Re:Why has Japan been hit with rice shortages, soaring price... by dmoy on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @02:47PM (#41371266)
Yea I mean I would not be surprised about this either. See also: sketchy cooking oil (sometimes literally transported in fuel tankers?), sketchy milk, etc etc. Food safety in China is still getting up to speed.

Though if we're talking specifically about heavy metals, iirc northeastern China has better (lower) heavy metal levels compared to a lot of other parts of China

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