Cadmium tainted rice a problem for Chinese consumers.

On a scale of China’s food safety issues, pollution-tainted rice might just be the biggest problem of all. Rice is the country’s national staple, a grain deeply intertwined with history, culture and all things Chinese.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/111122/rice-2.0-toxic-rice-cadmium-poisoning-global-economy