date:Jun 13, 2013
y require less use of fertilizers but also better management of water resources, Xinhua reported.
Last month, three rice mills in Hunan Province were investigated by Chinese authorities after it was discovered the products contained excessive levels of cadmium, a pollutant that is a carcinogen.
Xinhua reported that a widespread inspection of rice products found that more than 44 percent of the rice in Guangzhou also contained excessive amounts of cadmium.
Although the source of the pollutants