» All bags of rice harvested in Fukushima in 2014 met the national standards for radiation

2015/01/03

All bags of rice harvested in Fukushima Prefecture in 2014 submitted for testing met the national standards for radiation, marking the first time that all bags fell within acceptable levels since the checks began in 2012.

In 2014, an estimated 10.75 million bags of rice were tested, and all were found to have less radiation than the national standard of 100 becquerels per kilogram.

The Fukushima prefectural government began testing all rice grown in the prefecture in 2012 after purchasing about 190 testing devices to be used throughout the prefecture.

In past testing, about 10 million bags of rice were checked annually. In 2012, 71 bags were found to exceed the safety standards, while in 2013, 28 bags were over the standard.

Bags of rice found to have less than the standard set in the Food Sanitation Law receive labels saying that testing has been completed. Bags of rice that exceed the standards are destroyed.
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All rice grown in Fukushima pass radiation safety checks for first time (Asahi Newspaper)

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