High Radiation in Japanese Fish Raises Concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will require seafood imported from Japan to be checked for radiation before it enters the food supply. But even with the new screenings, no one in the U.S. government is saying "stop eating tuna."

"Other food products from this area, including seafood, although not subject to the Import Alert, will be diverted for testing by FDA before they can enter the food supply," the FDA said in a prepared statement. "FDA will also be monitoring and testing food products, including seafood, from other areas of Japan as appropriate."


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They will push it onto the public schools, the welfare foodbanks, gov. sponsored soup kitchens... Terrible.

reply to post by antar


You know what?, you are right! I thought about that for a moment as a possibility. I love albacore tuna, and now it will be God knows when it will be safe again. Pushing poor quality food onto people with low income is not right, but I guess the argument killer is that they did not starve to death! Only to succome to gastric & intestinal cancers... I would rather starve to death!

*What good is distributing low quality food to people, when cumulative consumption ends up terminating the host at the top of the food chain. Wicked!

The ocean going fish type like tuna will end up on dinner plates wether exported from Japan or not. They will as it were export themselves by swimming and being caught by non Japanese fleets.

Originally posted by antar
reply to post by maestromason

 

They will push it onto the public schools, the welfare foodbanks, gov. sponsored soup kitchens... Terrible.

They will, won't they?

Starred - didn't even think of that!

The article brings up more questions than answers, which, after some research scared the **** out of me and im not even in the good old US of A.

What's double the amount? (as mentioned in the OP's article)

a. iodine 131 (4,080 Bq per kilogram) and cesium 137 (526 Bq per kilogram).

Is that safe?

a. The new regulation caps fish radiation levels at the same amount as vegetables—up to 2,000 bequerels of iodine 131 per kilogram. (apparently not then)

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Radiation Levels in Offshore Fish

Even though radiation levels become diluted in large bodies of water, officials tested a sample of sand lance fish, often used for bait, and found that the species contained nearly double the levels of iodine 131 and cesium 137. The new regulation caps fish radiation levels at the same amount as vegetables—up to 2,000 bequerels of iodine 131 per kilogram

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From the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists'

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Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m. ET, Tokyo

Sea contamination is a source of concern now.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) detected a very high contamination level of iodine 131 (800,000 Bq per cubic meter; this is 7.5 million times the regulated level) and cesium 134 (120,000 Bq per kilogram; this is 2 million times the regulated level) near unit 2.

TEPCO is now considering placing a temporary fence in the sea to contain water, and also placing water-glass beneath the pit, where the source of the leak is suspected to exist.

Tuesday, April 5, 6:30 p.m. ET, Tokyo

Fish contamination is now emerging. The Ibaraki fish association announced it detected a high contamination level of iodine 131 (4,080 Bq per kilogram) and cesium 137 (526 Bq per kilogram). The Ministry of Health and Welfare is now assembling an advisory committee to establish safety standards for radioactive contamination (only temporary standards exist now).

Originally posted by ainsley
The article brings up more questions than answers, which, after some research scared the **** out of me and im not even in the good old US of A.

What's double the amount? (as mentioned in the OP's article)

a. iodine 131 (4,080 Bq per kilogram) and cesium 137 (526 Bq per kilogram).

Is that safe?

a. The new regulation caps fish radiation levels at the same amount as vegetables—up to 2,000 bequerels of iodine 131 per kilogram. (apparently not then)

Bolded and sourced below...

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Radiation Levels in Offshore Fish

Even though radiation levels become diluted in large bodies of water, officials tested a sample of sand lance fish, often used for bait, and found that the species contained nearly double the levels of iodine 131 and cesium 137. The new regulation caps fish radiation levels at the same amount as vegetables—up to 2,000 bequerels of iodine 131 per kilogram

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From the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists'

Source

Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m. ET, Tokyo

Sea contamination is a source of concern now.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) detected a very high contamination level of iodine 131 (800,000 Bq per cubic meter; this is 7.5 million times the regulated level) and cesium 134 (120,000 Bq per kilogram; this is 2 million times the regulated level) near unit 2.

TEPCO is now considering placing a temporary fence in the sea to contain water, and also placing water-glass beneath the pit, where the source of the leak is suspected to exist.

Tuesday, April 5, 6:30 p.m. ET, Tokyo

Fish contamination is now emerging. The Ibaraki fish association announced it detected a high contamination level of iodine 131 (4,080 Bq per kilogram) and cesium 137 (526 Bq per kilogram). The Ministry of Health and Welfare is now assembling an advisory committee to establish safety standards for radioactive contamination (only temporary standards exist now).

edit on 6-4-2011 by ainsley because: links

"ONLY TEMPORARY STANDARDS EXISTS NOW"....WTF????

I knew it. Now they are going to establish a permanent safety "standard" for RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATED FOOD, Am I the only one here who sees what this is going to lead to? Think about it!

You set food standards for something that should NOT BE CONSUMED due to RADIATION CONTAMINATION, ok, now that your government has set up a "standard" that opens the door for more consumption of contaminated goods!

Oh, dear God! I can see it now, "it only has five extra eyes and glows yellow, not eight and purple it is good to eat", said the Father to his Son while Lake fishing off Michigan(circa 2025)

This will no doubt be followed by an explosion of yearning for exotic flavors from across the globe like Chernobyl Cheddar Cheese, and Antimony Albacore isotope #124 from Japan,ect.