Black sesame seeds from China fail inspectionStaff writer, with CNATaiwan has blocked 1,000kg of black sesame seeds imported from China after tests found excessive levels of the heavy metal cadmium, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today. Black sesame seeds are pictured in an undated photograph. As a result, its sesame imports would now be sampled on a batch-by-batch basis, it said. Other products from the same importer would continue to be subject to standard inspections, Liu said. The importer was found to have had two non-compliant shipments within six months and would now be subject to batch-by-batch inspections, Liu said.

Source: Taipei Times March 03, 2026 15:12 UTC