In recent years, cadmium (Cd) contaminated rice has aroused widespread concerns about the safety of rice or its products, and microbial fermentation has been proved to be a promising method for reducing Cd. The fermented rice flour can be applied as the main ingredient of rice noodles, a traditional breakfast staple in southern China. This study is aimed to screen out the optimum conditions for reducing Cd in rice noodles by mixed-Lactobacillus (LAB) fermentation, and to study its effect on the physicochemical and quality properties of rice noodles. The results revealed that the best condition...