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| ▲ NHK captures report on the detection of radioactive substances above the standard level in rockfish caught off the coast of Fukushima, Japan. | |
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Radioactive substances significantly exceeding the standard were detected in seafood caught offshore in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
According to NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster, the Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives in Fukushima Prefecture on the 22nd announced that more than 500 becquerels (㏃) per kilogram of cesium were detected in rockfish caught in fishing.
This is 5 times the food cesium allowance limit set by the Japanese government, 100 ㏃ per kilogram, and 10 times the 50 ㏃ per kilogram set by the Federation of Fukushima Prefecture Fisheries Cooperatives, raising suspicions about the safety of seafood.
It is the first time in two years since February 2019 that radioactive substances exceeding Japanese government standards have been detected in seafood caught off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
The rockfish was caught at a depth of 24m, about 8.8km off the coast of Shinchimachi, Fukushima Prefecture. The Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Federation has decided to stop shipping rockfish for the time being until safety is confirmed.
For all fish caught off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, shipments of seafood were restricted after the Fukushima nuclear power plant explosion caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, and shipment restrictions for all fish species were lifted from February last year.
Last year, about 3 tons Source