Radiation rumours rattle Japanese exports

With the radiation problems of the Fukushima plants in Japan still not being solved, more countries start worrying about products that are imported from this country. Canada has tightened its controls on Japanese imports to include all food and animal feed products from areas affected by Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said that it requires documentation proving the safety of food and feed products before it will allow them into Canada. The federal agency has also begun testing radiation levels of Japanese products, it said. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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 ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.