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FSA considering advising end to Fukushima checks

By News Desk on December 27, 2021

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is proposing recommending a removal of import checks on products from Fukushima and nearby areas.

The FSA is reviewing the controls on imports of food from Japan, that have been…
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U.S and EU ease Fukushima import rules

By Joe Whitworth on September 24, 2021

The United States and European Union have changed the rules around the import of food from areas near Fukushima in Japan.

While the Food and Drug Administration has removed an import alert, the European Commission…
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Food risk survey shows low awareness of Campylobacter

By Joe Whitworth on February 18, 2021

There is low awareness of Campylobacter and its impact despite it being the main cause of food poisoning in the UK, according to a project on how people perceive food-related risks.

Results come from a…
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Radioactive Oatmeal Found in Hong Kong Supermarket

By Dan Flynn on August 2, 2012

Low-level radioactivity was discovered in a packaged oats product from Japan on sale at a retail outlet in Hong Kong, a spokesman for the Center for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene…
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Bluefin Tuna With Elevated Radioactivity Still Safe

By Dan Flynn on May 30, 2012

Movement of a little radioactivity in migrating Bluefin tuna might be a first, but it is not a threat to food safety.  

Researchers from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and…

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Beef with Radioactive Cesium Turns Up in Japan

By News Desk on July 14, 2011

The Japanese government tried to explain Wednesday how beef containing trace levels of radioactive cesium ended up reaching stores or consumers in several prefectures, and promised to step up inspections to prevent another such incident.
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