Avocados imported by Costco seized for excess cadmium residue

Two shipments of avocados imported from the United States by Costco Taiwan were recently seized at Taiwan's border for containing higher than permitted levels of cadmium, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday.

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