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Radioactive caesium in beef from Fukushima prefecture

High levels of caesium found in Fukushima beef, ABC News,  Jul 9, 2011. More than six times the legal limit of radioactive caesium has been found in beef from Fukushima prefecture, home to Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, an official statement said on Saturday.

The meat was taken from one of 11 cows shipped to Tokyo from a farmer in Minamisoma city, according to the statement by the Tokyo metropolitan government.

The 11 cows all showed high levels of radioactive caesium, ranging from 1,530 to 3,200 becquerels per kilogram, compared with the legal limit of 500 becquerels, the Tokyo statement said.

It was the first time excessive levels of radioactive caesium have been found in meat, according to a Tokyo official……http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/07/09/3265533.htm?section=justin

July 10, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011