High Radiation In Food Near Japanese Nuclear Plant

The Japanese government says there are higher than normal radioactive materials in spinach and milk on farms near the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

While officials downplayed the immediate risks to consumers, the findings are likely to further unsettle a nation worried about the long-term effects of the damaged nuclear power plants…

Yukio Edano, the chief cabinet secretary, said that spinach and milk were the only two products that were found with abnormally high levels of radioactive materials. The newly discovered radioactivity contained in the average amount of spinach and milk consumed during an entire year would be equal to the amount received in a single CAT scan…Food safety inspectors said that the amount of iodine-131 found in the tested milk was five times higher than levels deemed safe. They said that the iodine found in the spinach was more than seven times higher.

There is concern that other food could be affected by the disaster, some of which is exported to other countries.

Japan’s leading producers of premium beef, including the world-famous Kobe brand, said Saturday that they had not yet tested their cattle or feed. But they were nervous about the possible spread of radiation from Fukushima.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.