Avocados imported by Costco seized again for cadmium residue
05/25/2021 04:35 PM
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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 were then either returned to their country of origin or destroyed.