SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Update 11.10.21
This is a roundup of recent news stories related to the Fukushima disaster that is of note: A section
Read moreThis is a roundup of recent news stories related to the Fukushima disaster that is of note: A section
Read moreDiplomatic relations between the two countries have been problematic in recent years. Fights over WWII human rights abuses, trade disputes
Read moreConcerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
Read moreSimplyInfo.org 2017 Report; Food And Environmental Contamination Related To The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Over the last six years understanding
Read moreA public meeting on the Taiwan government’s plan to ease a food ban on prefectures in Japan impacted by the
Read moreA citizen food testing project found Fukushima related radioactive contamination in a bag of Japanese potato chips. The chips were
Read moreAsahi Shimbun published a fairly misleading article last week where they claimed radiation in Fukushima fish was not detected. This
Read moreA rushed plan by the Taiwanese government to permit foods from Fukushima prefecture and nearby to be imported has caused
Read moreVarious citizen based radiation testing labs that have been established since the 2011 Fukushima disaster have joined forces to make
Read moreOur research team’s 5th year report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is out. Full of technical details rarely covered
Read moreFour samples of mushrooms being sold in stores in Gunma Japan were found to be contaminated with cesium 134 &
Read moreTaiwan is considering easing current restrictions on Japanese imports of food products from areas hit by radioactive contamination from the
Read moreTaiwan has announced that those companies that falsified origin labels to bypass importation regulations on Japanese foods will be banned
Read moreTwo men have been charged in Taiwan related to the importing of banned foods from Japan. The illegal importing of
Read moreTaiwan’s FDA published some new radiation testing results in the last week. On June 16, 2015 they found two samples
Read moreJapan has filed a WTO trade complaint against South Korea for restricting potentially contaminated Japanese food from entering their market.
Read moreThanks to activists in Japan, we were made aware of ongoing Japanese food import testing being conducted in Taiwan. The
Read moreAfter the mislabeling scandal earlier in the year where Japanese food imports had falsified prefecture of origin labels, Taiwan’s new
Read moreMos Burger is in trouble in Taiwan for importing mislabeled food products to their stores in Taiwan. One of the
Read moreA food import customs broker has been arrested in Taiwan on charges he faked import testing and documents. This included
Read moreTaiwan has instituted new food import regulations after a recent scandal where mislabeled foods were imported and sold. It also
Read moreA recent Japanese food mislabeling scandal in Taiwan showed the differing levels of oversight between countries when it comes to
Read moreA recent discovery of banned Japanese foods being sold in Taiwan is causing considerable concern about the actual safety of
Read moreA new study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology looked at governmental food testing in Japan. The study reviewed
Read moreMushrooms from Tochigi prefecture tested and found to have 4158 bq/kg of cesium. The test was recently completed and shows
Read moreI report from late September showed that mushrooms cultivated for home consumption were still very high in cesium contamination. Mushrooms
Read moreA presentation given at a recent American Chemical Society meeting outlined the discovery of Fukushima radioactive contamination in food soon
Read moreWild boar exceeding the German limit of 600 bq/kg were found in the region of Saxony. The boar have been
Read moreTwo manga (graphic novel/comic books) series have taken up the cause of the Fukushima Disaster and caused a stir in
Read moreKelp Watch has released their first batch of testing results. The program is a mash up of university, national lab
Read moreThe Japanese government has been wooing the media with claims that all the contamination in the food supply has miraculously
Read moreA coalition of groups and the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network are asking people to call, write or email Congress today
Read moreScientists from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography have found levels of cesium in sea water off the Vancouver Canada coast that
Read moreLocal food coops that carefully select and test their food have become a go-to source for people concerned about contamination
Read more100 tons of water leaked from a contaminated water tank at Fukushima Daiichi after workers incorrectly aligned valves. They then
Read moreThe concerns about food contamination from Fukushima has also increased awareness of the lingering problems of world wide food contamination
Read morePeople in Japan early on realized they needed to take things into their own hands if they wanted to know
Read moreThis article is a good example of the motivations and biases in play related to Fukushima food contamination in North
Read moreIn an unexplained change of plans TEPCO and the Japanese govt. are back to trying to sell the fishing groups
Read moreA Seattle fish company had some of their fish privately tested in late 2013. With all the US government agencies
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