Famous Japanese Baby Rice Crackers Exceed Heavy Metal Limits; 177 kg Intercepted at Border
Taiwan''s TFDA intercepted 177.6 kg of Kameda Seika baby rice crackers from Japan due to cadmium levels exceeding the legal limit for infant foods. The products will be destroyed or returned, and the manufacturer is now subject to strict 100% batch-by-batch inspection.
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- 📰 Published: May 5, 2026 at 17:56
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The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced the latest border inspection results today, revealing that famous baby rice crackers imported from Japan were found with excessive levels of cadmium. A total of two batches, weighing 177.6 kilograms, must be returned or destroyed according to regulations. Products from this manufacturer are currently subject to batch-by-batch inspection. The TFDA published a list of 13 non-compliant items today, including items from Brazil and Thailand which failed due to excessive pesticides or other issues. The Japanese baby rice crackers, manufactured by Kameda Seika Co., Ltd. and imported by Perfect Trading Co., Ltd., showed cadmium levels between 0.045 and 0.074 mg/kg. Under the ''Sanitary Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food,'' the limit for cadmium in cereal-based complementary foods for infants and young children is 0.040 mg/kg. Although this is the first such violation for Japanese-imported infant biscuits in the past six months, the manufacturer had a history of serious violations and was previously suspended. Inspections resumed on April 4, 2025, and are currently under 100% testing.