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IT was yet more bad news for a nuclear industry reeling from the after-effects of the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami which left nearly 18,000 people dead or missing, turned entire towns into debris-strewn wasteland and triggered explosions in nuclear reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power station. Japan yesterday confirmed that crops and milk had been contaminated by radiation.
It ordered a halt to all food sales from the area around the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which warned that radioactive iodine found in food can pose a short-term risk to human health.See the full content of this document
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Radiation levels in milk from a Fukushima farm about 18 miles from the plant, and spinach grown in Ibaraki, a neighbouring prefecture, exceeded government limits, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said.
Faint radiation was also found in tap water in Maebashi, 62 miles north of Tokyo.The findings are sure to heighten scrutiny of Japanese food exports, especially in...See the full content of this document
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