date:May 18, 2017
ing the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case.
The CFS collected the above-mentioned fresh asparagus sample at import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained cadmium at a level of 0.21 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the legal limit of 0.1ppm. The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the test result. The CFS is tracing the source and distribution of the affected food item, a CFS spokesman said.
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