Taiwan: Japan will discharge tritium waste water tomorrow, aquatic products from the Fisheries Department will be randomly inspected

Seafood

Japan

Taiwan

Published Aug 24, 2023

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The Japanese government plans to discharge tritium-containing wastewater, but the tritium residues in imported aquatic products from Japan have been found to be lower than the minimum measurable activity. There are currently no international tolerances for tritium in food, but the Taiwanese government will continue to monitor the situation. They have sampled and inspected aquatic products, with 52 samples taken so far, and plan to sample more in the coming years to ensure the safety of imported food from Japan.

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The Japanese government expects to discharge tritium-containing wastewater starting tomorrow (24th). The Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare has conducted sampling inspections of aquatic products imported from Japan since the fourth quarter of last year. So far, a total of 52 pieces have been sampled, including mackerel, saury, conger eel, and oyster. , seaweed, etc., and the tritium residues are all lower than the minimum measurable activity (MDA). The Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture sampled 133 fish catches in the ocean and coastal waters from January to May this year and sent them for inspection, including shrimp, crab, shark, eel, For snails and various fishes, the tritium residues were also lower than MDA. Lin Jinfu, deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration, said that due to the radiation pollution of aquatic products, no country in the world has set tolerances for tritium. 14) and Tc-99 (Tc-99) have a ...

Source: Agriharvest