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Radioactive rice returns to the European menu (under 1250 bq/kg?)

The European Union has decided to lift import control on some agricultural produce and seafood from Japanese prefectures affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

Currently, food products from 13 Japanese prefectures remain under control even after gradual easing by the EU. These products cannot enter EU nations without a radiation safety certificate to prove the product is within the EU safety standards.

Starting on December 1st, the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will phase out the certificate on some products from 10 prefectures.

Those products include rice from Fukushima Prefecture, yellowtail fish, red sea bream, some mushrooms and mountain vegetables. All products from Akita Prefecture will have been cleared.

No restriction on Fukushima rice will mean that rice from other prefectures will no longer need a certificate. Observers say this would encourage rice farmers across the nation to export more.

The Japanese government has been asking the EU to lift restrictions on all the remaining controlled products.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20171112_06/

November 12, 2017 - Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized