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6 Bq/Kg of cesium from tomato ketchup produced in Miyagi

Posted by Mochizuki on February 16th, 2013

According to greencoop, 6 Bq/Kg of cesium was measured from tomato ketchup produced in Miyagi.

Origin : Miyagi
Harvesting time : August ~ September. 2012
Cs-134 : 2.43 Bq/Kg
Cs-137 : 3.56 Bq/Kg

Also, they measured 5.75 Bq/kg of cesium from Tomato juice. It was produced in Miyagi prefecture as well.

Origin : Miyagi
Harvesting time : August ~ September. 2012
Cs-134 : 2.28 Bq/Kg
Cs-137 : 3.47 Bq/Kg

6 Bq/Kg of cesium from tomato ketchup produced in Miyagi

3 6 Bq/Kg of cesium from tomato ketchup produced in Miyagi

http://www.greencoop.or.jp/genpatsu/img/kensadata/kensa130212.pdf

http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/02/6-bqkg-of-cesium-from-tomato-ketchup-produced-in-miyagi/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
 
I am unsure of the date on this following article, it appears to be a breaking story but the date is hard to work out. i added it because it shows where the above  100 Bq/Kg foodtuffs were likely to end up! If i remember correctly the kellogs article came out last summer..? [Arclight2011]
 
Japanese oatmeal tests positive for radiation
(08-01 18:53)A pack of oatmeal imported from Japan and taken from a supermarket contained radioactive material, health authorities said today. The Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said the sample had “a low level of radioactivity’’. But it said there were no health concerns.
The centre said the product was Nihonshokuhin Premium Pure Oatmeal made by Nippon Food Manufacturer. “The test result showed that a low level of a radioactive substance, Caesium-137 [Cs-137], was detected at 7 bequerels per kilo. However, the detected level did not exceed the guideline levels of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (i.e. 1,000 Bq/kg).’’ The supermarket concerned had not been ordered to recall the product.
 
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=22511

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