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
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Fukushima Disaster At Center Of Evolving South Korea vs. Japan Feud
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been problematic in recent years. Fights over WWII human rights abuses, trade disputes
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Fukushima Food Fight Continues
Concerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
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SimplyInfo.org 2017 Food & Radiation Report
SimplyInfo.org 2017 Report; Food And Environmental Contamination Related To The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Over the last six years understanding
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Chaos Breaks Out At Fukushima Food Meeting In Taiwan
A public meeting on the Taiwan government’s plan to ease a food ban on prefectures in Japan impacted by the
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Fukushima Contaminated Potato Chips Found In Japan
A citizen food testing project found Fukushima related radioactive contamination in a bag of Japanese potato chips. The chips were
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Fukushima Fish Still Contaminated
Asahi Shimbun published a fairly misleading article last week where they claimed radiation in Fukushima fish was not detected. This
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Anger, Protests In Taiwan Over Plan To Allow Fukushima Food Imports
A rushed plan by the Taiwanese government to permit foods from Fukushima prefecture and nearby to be imported has caused
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Japan Citizen Radiation Testing Labs Join Forces To Show Data
Various citizen based radiation testing labs that have been established since the 2011 Fukushima disaster have joined forces to make
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima 5th Year Report
Our research team’s 5th year report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is out. Full of technical details rarely covered
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Fukushima Contaminated Mushrooms Found In Stores
Four samples of mushrooms being sold in stores in Gunma Japan were found to be contaminated with cesium 134 &
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Taiwan May Ease Japanese Food Restrictions
Taiwan is considering easing current restrictions on Japanese imports of food products from areas hit by radioactive contamination from the
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Japanese Companies In Taiwan Fukushima Food Scandal Banned From Importing
Taiwan has announced that those companies that falsified origin labels to bypass importation regulations on Japanese foods will be banned
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Contaminated Fukushima Food; Charges In Taiwan, Japan Asks China To Ease Restrictions
Two men have been charged in Taiwan related to the importing of banned foods from Japan. The illegal importing of
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New Contaminated Japanese Tea Found In Taiwan
Taiwan’s FDA published some new radiation testing results in the last week. On June 16, 2015 they found two samples
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Japan Takes S. Korea To WTO Over Fukushima Food Bans
Japan has filed a WTO trade complaint against South Korea for restricting potentially contaminated Japanese food from entering their market.
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SimplyInfo.org Report: Taiwan Food Testing Of Japanese Imports
Thanks to activists in Japan, we were made aware of ongoing Japanese food import testing being conducted in Taiwan. The
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Taiwan Implements New Oversight On Japan Food Imports
After the mislabeling scandal earlier in the year where Japanese food imports had falsified prefecture of origin labels, Taiwan’s new
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Japanese Burger Chain Busted Using Restricted Fukushima Food In Taiwan
Mos Burger is in trouble in Taiwan for importing mislabeled food products to their stores in Taiwan. One of the
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Taiwan Customs Broker Arrested In Fukushima Food Scandal
A food import customs broker has been arrested in Taiwan on charges he faked import testing and documents. This included
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Taiwan Upgrades Fukushima Food Import Regulations For Japan
Taiwan has instituted new food import regulations after a recent scandal where mislabeled foods were imported and sold. It also
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US Lax Regulations On Japan Food Imports Raise More Concerns As TPP Close To A Vote
A recent Japanese food mislabeling scandal in Taiwan showed the differing levels of oversight between countries when it comes to
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Banned Japanese Fukushima Foods Mislabeled, Sold In Taiwan
A recent discovery of banned Japanese foods being sold in Taiwan is causing considerable concern about the actual safety of
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New Study Finds Fukushima Food Contamination Underestimates Strontium 90
A new study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology looked at governmental food testing in Japan. The study reviewed
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4158 bq/kg Mushrooms Found In Tochigi Prefecture
Mushrooms from Tochigi prefecture tested and found to have 4158 bq/kg of cesium. The test was recently completed and shows
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Fukushima Mushrooms Still As High As 102,900 Bq/Kg
I report from late September showed that mushrooms cultivated for home consumption were still very high in cesium contamination. Mushrooms
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Fukushima Contaminated Food Was Found In US Right After The Meltdowns
A presentation given at a recent American Chemical Society meeting outlined the discovery of Fukushima radioactive contamination in food soon
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Highly Radioactive Boar Found In Germany This Week
Wild boar exceeding the German limit of 600 bq/kg were found in the region of Saxony. The boar have been
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After Fukushima Manga Becomes Outspoken Media In Japan
Two manga (graphic novel/comic books) series have taken up the cause of the Fukushima Disaster and caused a stir in
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US Pacific Kelp; Fukushima Radiation Testing Results
Kelp Watch has released their first batch of testing results. The program is a mash up of university, national lab
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Japan Radiation Embargoed Food List
The Japanese government has been wooing the media with claims that all the contamination in the food supply has miraculously
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US Coalition Call In To Congress Day, Demand Fukushima Food Testing
A coalition of groups and the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network are asking people to call, write or email Congress today
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Fukushima Is Here! Contamination Found Off Vancouver Coast
Scientists from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography have found levels of cesium in sea water off the Vancouver Canada coast that
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Living With Radiation In Japan
Local food coops that carefully select and test their food have become a go-to source for people concerned about contamination
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23 Tbq Water Leak At Fukushima Caused By Multiple Human Errors
100 tons of water leaked from a contaminated water tank at Fukushima Daiichi after workers incorrectly aligned valves. They then
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Fukushima Brings New Awareness Of Contaminated Food Worldwide
The concerns about food contamination from Fukushima has also increased awareness of the lingering problems of world wide food contamination
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New Independent Fukushima Food Contamination Results
People in Japan early on realized they needed to take things into their own hands if they wanted to know
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Fukushima Fish Tales; US Fish Marketing Deceptive To Consumers
This article is a good example of the motivations and biases in play related to Fukushima food contamination in North
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TEPCO Tries To Sell Failed Bypass System Again
In an unexplained change of plans TEPCO and the Japanese govt. are back to trying to sell the fishing groups
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Alaska & Washington Salmon Tested For Radiation
A Seattle fish company had some of their fish privately tested in late 2013. With all the US government agencies
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