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Philippines ban plant products from 6 Japanese prefectures

The department said that the well-being of the consuming public is its priority in protecting the country from harm coming from radiation-contaminated product

PHL bans Japanese agri products on radiation fears, GMA News, 05/04/2011Plant products and planting materials including fruits and vegetables from six prefectures affected by the nuclear radiation in Japan have been banned from entering the Philippines for now, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.
The temporary ban is contained in an April 18 memorandum issued by the department, which also ordered Philippines authorities to monitor and test for radiation levels such agriculture products from other areas in Japan.

The department said that the well-being of the consuming public is its priority in protecting the country from harm coming from radiation-contaminated products.

“Based on the assessment of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), under the Department of Agriculture (DA), there may be risk of increased levels of radiation-contamination of plants, planting materials and plant products in Japan,” the memo read.

The bureau has suspended the quarantine clearance agriculture products from the prefectures — loosely provinces — of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Iwata, and Miyagi, the department said…… Plant products and planting materials including fruits and vegetables from six prefectures affected by the nuclear radiation in Japan have been banned from entering thePhilippines for now, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.

The temporary ban is contained in an April 18 memorandum issued by the department, which also ordered Philippines authorities to monitor and test for radiation levels such agriculture products from other areas in Japan.

The department said that the well-being of the consuming public is its priority in protecting the country from harm coming from radiation-contaminated products.

“Based on the assessment of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), under the Department of Agriculture (DA), there may be risk of increased levels of radiation-contamination of plants, planting materials and plant products in Japan,” the memo read.

The bureau has suspended the quarantine clearance agriculture products from the prefectures — loosely provinces — of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Iwata, and Miyagi, the department said…….. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/219595/business/phl-bans-japanese-agri-products-on-radiation-fears

May 4, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011