The discovery of contaminated spinach, 120 kilometers of damaged central Fukushima, was unexpected. Radiation levels they contain is 27 times higher than the permitted standard, reports the Kyodo news agency. Japanese authorities urged people not to panic, declaring that the consumption of these foods was not dangerous to health.
WHO is monitoring the situation "carefully" but said that the Japanese Ministry of Health has been open about contaminated food. "It should be noted that short-term exposure to levels of radiation recorded on the contaminated spinach does not pose a health risk in the short term," Monday, March 21 provided the voice of the organization, Peter Cordingley.
The government still Monday ordered four prefectures in the northeast, those Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Fukushima, suspend the distribution of the two kinds of vegetables, and that of Fukushima milk sales. The distribution of spinach is already stopped since Saturday in Ibaraki prefecture, south of the central Fukushima, riddled with injuries since the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March.
Just in Fukushima prefecture, about three hundred dairy farmers are concerned. Since Saturday, the ever-growing concern among farmers and traders. "After the earthquake, the impact on daily life and now, this contamination is the triple trouble," laments a seller of milk Koriyama City, quoted by the daily Asahi Shimbun.
Traces of radioactive iodine and cesium were also found Saturday in the tap water in Tokyo and its environs, in proportions below the legal limits. A level more than three times the legal limit was also noted Monday in water from a village 40 km from the plant. In France, the Research Committee and Independent Information on Radioactivity (CRIIRAD), which has procured the official figures of radioactivity released a statement Sunday alarming levels in food.
"The samples showed contamination levels three times to nearly eight times the limit of 2,000 becquerels per kilogram in force in Japan," the statement said. In addition, for this French organization, standards for contamination of "accidental food situation" is far too high. The contamination of fish has not been officially discussed.
But the Japanese, very concerned about their food hygiene, are worried. The Tohoku region, near the epicenter, is famous throughout Japan for Jacques scallops, bonito and shark fins. The nuclear scandal could have a direct effect on the image of Japanese products and their export, "writes the New York Times.
Taiwan says that radioactive substances were detected Monday in beans from Japan. The authorities immediately stepped up their controls for detecting radioactivity on food imports from the archipelago. The government spokesman, Yukio Edano, said TEPCO, the operator of the plant would have to compensate farmers affected by the suspension of the distribution.
The authorities have so far issued no accurate map of radioactive waste, which extend beyond the evacuation perimeter established around 30 kilometers of the plant in Fukushima. Antoine Bouthier, with 
WHO is monitoring the situation "carefully" but said that the Japanese Ministry of Health has been open about contaminated food. "It should be noted that short-term exposure to levels of radiation recorded on the contaminated spinach does not pose a health risk in the short term," Monday, March 21 provided the voice of the organization, Peter Cordingley.
The government still Monday ordered four prefectures in the northeast, those Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Fukushima, suspend the distribution of the two kinds of vegetables, and that of Fukushima milk sales. The distribution of spinach is already stopped since Saturday in Ibaraki prefecture, south of the central Fukushima, riddled with injuries since the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March.
Just in Fukushima prefecture, about three hundred dairy farmers are concerned. Since Saturday, the ever-growing concern among farmers and traders. "After the earthquake, the impact on daily life and now, this contamination is the triple trouble," laments a seller of milk Koriyama City, quoted by the daily Asahi Shimbun.
Traces of radioactive iodine and cesium were also found Saturday in the tap water in Tokyo and its environs, in proportions below the legal limits. A level more than three times the legal limit was also noted Monday in water from a village 40 km from the plant. In France, the Research Committee and Independent Information on Radioactivity (CRIIRAD), which has procured the official figures of radioactivity released a statement Sunday alarming levels in food.
"The samples showed contamination levels three times to nearly eight times the limit of 2,000 becquerels per kilogram in force in Japan," the statement said. In addition, for this French organization, standards for contamination of "accidental food situation" is far too high. The contamination of fish has not been officially discussed.
But the Japanese, very concerned about their food hygiene, are worried. The Tohoku region, near the epicenter, is famous throughout Japan for Jacques scallops, bonito and shark fins. The nuclear scandal could have a direct effect on the image of Japanese products and their export, "writes the New York Times.
Taiwan says that radioactive substances were detected Monday in beans from Japan. The authorities immediately stepped up their controls for detecting radioactivity on food imports from the archipelago. The government spokesman, Yukio Edano, said TEPCO, the operator of the plant would have to compensate farmers affected by the suspension of the distribution.
The authorities have so far issued no accurate map of radioactive waste, which extend beyond the evacuation perimeter established around 30 kilometers of the plant in Fukushima. Antoine Bouthier, with
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