Analysis of food contamination caused by cadmium in Shanxi from 2002 to 2007.

[Objective] To understand the status of food contamination induced by cadmium in Shanxi province.[Methods] According to the recommended items established by national food contamination monitoring system and the global envi-ronmental monitoring system on food cadmium contamination in local food including cereal,fruits,poultry products,and aquatic products,and a total of 20 categories,88 kinds of food and 3616 samples of foods.[Results] From 2002 to 2007,the detection of cadmium in food showed the cadmium contamination is serious in some food.[Conclusion] In general,the cadmium contamination is not serious,but the cadmium contamination in dry bacteria and animal offal is serious.