Member companies of Fert Research have a voluntary limit that the cadmium content of all phosphate fertiliser manufactured and sold in New Zealand will be no greater than 280 mg Cd /kgP. The voluntary level in Australia is 300 mgCd /kgP.
For more information on the management of cadmium in New Zealand soils, view the MAF website.
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/sustainable-resource-use/land-management/cadmium-in-nz/report-one/page-01.htm
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