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Beware Japan Contaminated Food Radiation

Radiation leakage Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Fukushima Dai-ichi increasingly disturbing. Not only threaten people who live in a radius of dangerous, high exposure to radiation also contaminate food products in a number of regions in Japan.
The World Health Institute or the WHO said, nuclear radiation contamination was detected in some foods and dairy products in Japan to be taken more seriously, reports the Associated Press.
"It's not as simple as we originally thought. The condition is more serious happened, "said Peter Cordingley, WHO spokesman for the Western Pacific based in Manila, told CNN.
Anxiety followed the findings of a number of food products are exposed to radiation. In fact, since Sunday, the Japanese to stop exports of milk and some vegetables such as spinach, canola, and contaminated green chrysanthemums.
WHO asks people to avoid processed food consumption of the plant which is less than 18 miles from the center of radiation leakage. Also dairy products from cows that live in the area and vegetable growing within a radius of less than 75 miles.
Peter adds, not all the food in the radius was exposed to radiation. A number of food products remain safe for consumption. He meihat, Japanese society has been carefully choose food products are safe for consumption.
In a report in The Wall Street Journal quoted Aol News, the Japanese government has been distributing bottled water to residents in a village located 20 miles from the NPP. This was done because the water in the settlements has been contaminated with iodine-131 radiation element.
Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Yukio Edano, say, water supplies are safe for bathing and non-consumption purposes, although radiation exposure is found in several areas. Safe radiation levels in radius is also not cause immediate danger to health.
Edano also confirms that exposure to radiation were detected in some food products do not cause a direct threat against each health care, although levels exceed normal limits. Consumption would be worrying if the product is consumed repeatedly throughout life.
Peter sure there are no signs of Japanese food products tainted circulating in other countries. However, China and South Korea conduct strict inspections on food products imported from Japan. Some distributors also stopped imports from Japan for a while.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, said the Japanese nuclear leak gives a security warning to the international nuclear energy. While South Korea has also been examined fresh food products from Japan. Tightened the monitoring of dry and processed foods from that country.
Not only China and South Korea, a number of shops and restaurants in Asia also began to be aware of the product imported from Japan. Many of the food industry there is stopping the import of raw materials from Japan for a while.
Shangri-La Asia Ltd.. Mandarin Oriental International and interesting Japanese imports of fresh food from their kitchen. According to Bloomberg, the biggest Retail companies in South Korea, Lotte Shopping Cos., also plans to stop selling some marine products from Japan.
At the time of anxiety swept a number of people in Asia, the food industry in Australia should feel lucky. Richard Rains, chief executive of Sanger Australia Pty., Said the sharp increase beef exports to Japan after the disaster.
"We think this is a relief for them. Many people who need the intake of protein in there, "said Richard told Bloomberg. (VivaNews)

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