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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Fukushima Rice To Be Sold In London
Fukushima rice will be available for sale in the UK starting in July. It will also be supplied to some
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Minamisoma Never Informed Of New Contamination From Fukushima Daiichi
The rice fields were contaminated in August of 2013, the Agriculture Ministry didn’t inform TEPCO until March 2014 and never
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TEPCO Contaminated Nearby Town During Unit 3 Demolition
TEPCO has admitted to re-contaminating the area around Minamisoma after being confronted by the agriculture ministry. Rice in Minamisoma was
Read moreFukushima Rice To Be Bought By Govt., Mixed Into Japan’s Rice Reserves
Japan’s national government will buy up 40,000 tons of Fukushima rice, including rice from the evacuation zones (as long as
Read moreContaminated Rice Piles Up, Veggies From The Evacuation Zone And Over Limit Towns Reopen
Officials have lifted the farming ban from Tamura, an area that has been part of the evacuation zone until recently.
Read moreRice In Miyagi Found Double Radiation Limit
Rice grown on a farm in Kurihara Miyagi last year was found to contain 240 bq/kg of cesium. The finding caused
Read moreUnusual Factors In Fukushima
Sometimes the simple and the strange emerge from bigger things. The official accident investigation committee mentions one of the factors
Read moreExperimental Zeolite Rice Paddy Project In Date City
An experimental project to determine if spraying zeolite and potassium onto the rice fields will aid in the prevention of
Read moreFukushima Rice Being Used In Convenience Store Foods
This report cites NHK as the original source. The caption mentions Fukushima rice being used in convenience store products like
Read moreRecriticality And Iodine 131 In Rice Belie TEPCO’s Cold Shutdown Story
TEPCO has been touting their “cold shutdown” of the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi for months. Even though they were
Read moreContaminated Rice And Mushrooms From Fukushima
A farmer from Tamura City has said he wants to ignore orders to destroy crops from the region and intends
Read moreNew Food Radiation Testing Results Released
The Ministry of Health has released new food testing data from September 30th. Seafood, beef and mushrooms were consistently showing
Read moreRadioactive Mushrooms In Chiba, Rice In Iitate-Mura
Mushrooms with 1955 bq/kg were found in Chiba. The mushrooms were grown from cultivation taken before the nuclear disaster. In
Read moreChiba Clears Rice For Shipment
Rice testing in Chiba showed two locations (out of 319 sampled) that showed 46-47 becquerels/kg in the rice tested. All
Read moreRice Hay Contamination Doesn’t Add Up
Ex-SKF muses about the rice hay contamination and how it doesn’t quite add up. The story of the hay all
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