Dubai says yes to food import from contaminated Japanese prefectures

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August 30, 2013

http://gulftoday.ae/portal/d3ec6dbe-d5b4-402a-b9bf-cdf8a80f5ed9.aspx

DUBAI: Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water (MOEW), has issued a decree to allow the import of all kinds of food and feed from 14 Japanese provinces. The stipulated requirement for importers is to attach a certificate stating that the imported products do not contain radioactive contaminants in excess of the allowable limit, authenticated by Japanese health authorities.

The decree stated that to allow the import of food from the provinces, name of the province and the origin of food must be provided and attached with a certificate showing the date of production or manufacturing.

The counties covered by the decree are Fukushima, Goma, Ibaraki, Tuccikja, Miyagi, Kanegwa, Aomori and other provinces.

The ministry highlighted its commitment to achieving the objectives of food security, bio-security and maintaining food safety and consumer health, along with the implementation of federal laws on quarantine based on the recommendations of the National Committee for Food Safety, which include the collection and analysis of 50,000 samples from various districts in Japan.

The import ban on food and agricultural materials from Japan came after potential exposure to radiation from the leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami witnessed by the country in March of 2011.

WAM

Nuclear Power in the United Arab Emirates

 (Updated May 2013)

•  The UAE is taking deliberate steps in close consultation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to embark upon a nuclear power program.
•  It accepted a $20 billion bid from a South Korean consortium to build four commercial nuclear power reactors, total 5.6 GWe, by 2020.
•  Construction of the first unit started in July 2012, and the second in May 2013.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was founded in 1971, comprising seven states including Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Abu Dhabi city is the federal capital of UAE, and Abu Dhabi emirate accounts for 86% of the land area of UAE, and 95% of its oil. Dubai is the UAE’s largest city.

more here

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-T-Z/United-Arab-Emirates/#.Uh-_Qbxx0nk

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