Concerns among Korean consumers over countdown to discharge of contaminated water in Japan

Published 2023년 6월 13일

Tridge summary

The article highlights concerns in Japan and South Korea regarding the im impending discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This concerns relate to potential impacts on seafood and the food and restaurant industries, leading to consumer panic and hoarding of fishery products and salt. Measures are being taken by these industries to ensure product safety and quality, with plans to import substitutes if necessary. The Japanese government is set to force the discharge of the contaminated water this summer, unless construction of the discharge facility is completed promptly.
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As the discharge of contaminated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant enters the countdown, concerns are growing among domestic consumers and the food and restaurant industries. Among consumers, there is a growing concern that if contaminated water reaches our waters via currents, it may affect domestic seafood products, and in the food and restaurant industry, concerns that seafood consumption may shrink due to consumers' psychological reluctance are spreading. Some consumers Among the fields, there is a movement to stock up on fishery products before the discharge of contaminated water, which is causing the phenomenon of soaring salt prices. According to related industries on the 13th, orders for bay salt are rushing recently in Shinan-gun, which accounts for 85% of national bay salt production. The price is also on the rise. The Shinan-gun Fisheries Cooperative Direct Store announced on the 8th that it would increase the price of ‘Shinan Sea Salt 2021 Year ...
Source: Donga

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