China's food radiation standards are 16 times higher than those of Japan

Published 2023년 2월 11일

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Official Chinese media, including CCTV, have reported concerns over the radioactive substance cesium-137 in Japanese perch, with activity levels at 85.5 Bq per kilogram, exceeding Japan's safety standards and leading to the suspension of local sea bass. This has sparked discussions among Chinese netizens about China's own food radiation standards, which are set much higher, at 800 Bq per kilogram. This comparison has drawn attention to China's relaxed standards in contrast to Japan's stricter regulations. The backdrop of this discussion includes the ongoing situation with the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, as agreed by the Japanese government.

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[The Epoch Times, February 12, 2023] (Reported by Epoch Times reporter Li Jing) The Chinese Communist Party’s CCTV and other official media have recently focused on the news that the radioactive substances in Japanese perch exceeded the standard. The report said that the perch caught by the Japanese side detected the radioactive substance cesium-137. The activity is 85.5 Bg per kilogram, and the listing of local sea bass is suspended. However, some netizens checked the Chinese food radiation standards, and the official setting of cesium-137 activity was as high as 800 Bg per kilogram, which exceeded the official Japanese standard of 16 times. According to CCTV reports, the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association of Japan issued a notice on February 7 that due to the detection of radioactive cesium exceeding the standard in the sea bass caught in the waters near Fukushima Prefecture, the local sea bass will be suspended from the market from now on. According to the ...

Source: Epochtimes