Up to 75% of mushrooms contain lead: surveyBy Yang Mien-chieh and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAUp to 75 percent of dried Brazilian Murill mushrooms in markets in Taipei and New Taipei City contain excessive levels of heavy metals, with some containing amounts five to 7.5 times higher than the legal maximum, the Consumers’ Foundation said on Monday. Nine of the latter 12 samples were found to contain levels of lead or cadmium higher than the standards set by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ling said. Dried mushrooms are displayed at a news conference held by the Consumers’ Foundation in Taipei on Monday. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei TimesAmong them, one contained lead levels greater than the legal maximum of 3mg/kg, he added. The government should improve inspection protocols, the foundation said, adding that people should rather buy locally grown mushrooms instead of imported ones.

Source: Taipei Times November 07, 2020 15:56 UTC