Fukushima rice banned by Japan
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/18/fukushima-rice-banned-by-japan?newsfeed=true
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The Japanese government has banned rice shipments from an area of Fukushima prefecture after tests revealed they contained levels of radioactive caesium that exceed safe limits.
It is the first time the government has banned shipments of rice since an earthquake and tsunami badly damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on 11 March, sending three of its six reactors into meltdown in the worst accident of its kind since Chernobyl.
The rice, from the Onami district in the prefecture's north-east, was being prepared for sale but none had found its way on to the market, reports said.
Tests conducted this week showed that a batch of Onami rice harvested in the autumn contained up to 630 becquerels of caesium per kg, compared with the government's safe limit of 500 becquerels per kg.
The finding prompted the government to order the governor of Fukushima prefecture, Yuhei Sato, to halt all rice shipments from the area's 154 farms.
It is the first time the government has banned shipments of rice since an earthquake and tsunami badly damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on 11 March, sending three of its six reactors into meltdown in the worst accident of its kind since Chernobyl.
The rice, from the Onami district in the prefecture's north-east, was being prepared for sale but none had found its way on to the market, reports said.
Tests conducted this week showed that a batch of Onami rice harvested in the autumn contained up to 630 becquerels of caesium per kg, compared with the government's safe limit of 500 becquerels per kg.
The finding prompted the government to order the governor of Fukushima prefecture, Yuhei Sato, to halt all rice shipments from the area's 154 farms.
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artemis6
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Duh . Would YOU eat it ?!
- 6 months ago
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artemis6
