The key elements of the National Cadmium Minimisation Strategy were:

• development of Best Management Practices for the production and processing of agricultural produce for those industries and/or areas which have an existing or potential problem with cadmium levels in their produce.

• development of a Code of Practice by the fertilizer industry to target low cadmium fertilizer to those areas/industries which have an existing or potential cadmium problem.

• continued commitment by all states to reduce the regulated maximum level of cadmium (Cd) in phosphatic fertilizers to a practical and safe minimum.

• all states to consider the labelling of fertilizers and soil ameliorants, to alert growers to their cadmium content.

This website aims to preserve and update information collated and produced by the National Cadmium Minimisation Strategy and to assist growers and industry manage cadmium in their agricultural systems.