Japan Fish Fukushima Contaminated

Shortfin mako shark steaks, commonly consumed in Japan, caught off Shizuoka prefecture, more than 500 kms south of Fukushima : 707 becquerels / kg of Cesium 134 + 137

Cesium 134Cs: 117 Bq / kg

Cesium 137Cs: 590 Bq / kg

Thank you Tepco!

The release of radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea continues (300 Tons per day), and its bioaccumulation in living organisms continues as well, especially at the top of the food chain…

Bon appetit!

Source http://beguredenega.com/archives/9498

In the meantime Japanese Ministry of Environment decides to lift shipment restrictions on Fukushima flounder and conger and other types of fish, 18 species:

Shipment Restrictions on Fukushima Flounder, Conger Lifted

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government lifted shipment restrictions on Thursday on flounder and whitespotted conger caught off the nuclear disaster-hit northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima.

The lifting came after the government confirmed that the samples stably contain less than the government-set standard of 100 becquerels of radioactive substances per kilogram.

The government introduced the shipment restrictions following the March 2011 meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

Including flounder and whitespotted conger, 18 species have seen a shipment ban lifted, while shipments of 26 others, including Japanese black porgy and masu salmon, have yet to be approved.

In 2010, flounder and whitespotted conger ranked third and ninth, respectively, in terms of the value of landings off Fukushima.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/i?g=eco&k=2016060900848

June 10, 2016 - Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2016 | Contaminated Fish, Contamination, Food contamination, Fukushima Daiichi, radiation