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<h3>''dú dàmǐ'' 毒大米</h3>

[[File:Dudami.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''“It isn’t convenient to write down all the ingredients,” explains the imperial official. Cadmium billows out of the bag of rice he guards.'']]Rice that has been treated with toxic chemicals to increase its marketability. Old rice (陈米 chén mǐ) that has been stored for over a year is polished, treated with chemicals, and coated with paraffin, giving the grains a translucent appearance. The treated rice can cause negative health effects. 

“Poison rice” became an online watchword in May 2013 with a [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/05/cadmium-rice-chinas-latest-food-scandal/ scare over rice that had been tainted] with the toxic heavy metal cadmium (镉 gé).

Food safety scandals repeatedly pop up in China, creating a general unease about products like [[ditch oil|cooking oil]], [[poison milk powder|infant formula]], and [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/07/netizen-voices-kfc-mcdonalds-scandal/ fast food]. A list of [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/09/list-of-toxic-foods-you-got-to-know/ 50 “Toxic Foods You Need to Know”] from 2008 covers an unnerving range of products.

See also [[ditch oil]] and [[poison milk powder]].

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