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Jun Song1,2, Qiuchi Song3, Dong Wang4
1Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural sciences, Chengdu, PR China.
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
|July 17, 2023
Summary
Cadmium-contaminated rice poses a food safety risk. This review explores physical, chemical, and biological methods to safely remove cadmium from rice, recommending future research in biotechnology for large-scale solutions.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Food Science
- Toxicology
Background:
- Cadmium contamination in rice presents a significant food safety challenge.
- Discarding contaminated rice leads to secondary environmental pollution.
- Safe utilization of contaminated rice is crucial for food security and waste reduction.
Conclusions:
- Further research is needed to develop scalable cadmium removal technologies for rice.
- Screening for microbial strains with high cadmium removal rates is essential.
- Applying genetic engineering to enhance microbial cadmium removal capacity is a key future direction.
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