date:May 28, 2013
m occurs naturally in the environment, and as a by-product from industrial and agricultural sources. Rice is particularly susceptible to cadmium absorption due to its distinctive cultivation in flooded fields.
While Health Canada has not set standards for cadmium levels in Canada, the cadmium levels observed in this survey were well below the Codex Alimentarius Commission's established maximum level of 0.4 ppm of cadmium in rice. Survey results were shared with Health Canada, which determined t