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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Cesium exceeding new limit detected in 51 food items in 9 prefectures


http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/05/155836.html

Cesium exceeding new limit detected in 51 food items in 9 prefectures
TOKYO, May 1, Kyodo
Radioactive cesium was detected in 51 food products from nine prefectures in excess of a new government-set limit in the first month since it was introduced on April 1, according to data released by the health ministry on Tuesday.
The limit was exceeded in 337 cases, or 2.4 percent of 13,867 food samples examined by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
Cesium exceeding the previous allowable limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram was detected in 55 cases, while the new limit of 100 becquerels was exceeded in 282 cases.

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