Asia to test Japan food imports for radiation

South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines will test Japanese food imports for radiation, officials said on Monday, and other countries may also step up monitoring as Japan tries to contain a nuclear crisis. "As far as radiation is concerned, I think the most at-risk articles are ... fresh products, perhaps dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables," Hong Kong's Food and Health Secretary York Chow said.

"We are monitoring the situation and also checking at importation venues to ascertain that they have not been affected." Singapore's agri-food and veterinary authority (AVA) said it would test imports from Japan and particularly fresh produce. South Korea's Food and Drug Administration said it would test fresh agriculture and forest products for radiation, although it added it was not a big buyer of such products from Japan. Officials said testing of seafood was also being considered South Korea imported 84,000 metric tons of fish from Japan in 2010. Read more ...

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