Sea urchins from Japanese restaurant chain fail food safety check

A shipment of frozen sea urchins imported from Chile by a Japanese restaurant chain operator have been blocked at Taiwan's border due to excessive levels of cadmium, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) reported on Tuesday.

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