The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has unveiled the site of safety management, such as radioactivity testing of imported seafood. As Japan announced the release of radioactively contaminated water from Fukushima and public concerns grew, the decision was made to enhance the reliability of safety management for Japanese seafood.
On the 25th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety visited the Busan Gamcheon Port Seafood Market located in Seo-gu, Busan with consumers, industry and academic experts.
On this day, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, consumers, and industry officials checked ▲sensory testing of imported marine products ▲sample collection and transportation process ▲radiation test status, etc.
At the inspection site, the head of the import management department of the Busan Food and Drug Administration said, “The import of marine products from 8 prefectures including Fukushima in Japan (squirts, scallops, red sea bream, etc.) and 27 agricultural products from 15 prefectures (mushrooms, rice, bracken, soybeans, etc.) is prohibited.” “For other foods, radioactivity tests are conducted at the time of each import, and if even a trace amount is detected, immediate and prompt measures are taken, such as requesting additional nuclide certificates such as strontium,” he said.
He added, “In fact, food contaminated with radioactivity is being managed so that it cannot be imported into the country.”
Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, and Chiba are the eight prefectures where seafood imports are banned. Imports of agricultural products are prohibited for 15 prefectures, including Kanagawa, Nagano, Saitama, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Niigata and Yamagata, including those eight prefectures.
Housewife A, who attended the inspection site that day, said, “I had vague anxiety about food imported from Japan, but when I came to the inspection site today, I was relieved to see that the radioactivity test was conducted more carefully than I expected.”
In addition, Mr. B, an imported seafood business operator, requested “active publicity of aquatic product safety management policy so that domestic seafood sales do not shrink due to concerns about the discharge of contaminated water in Japan.”
Director Oh Yoo-gyeong, who was involved in the on-site inspection that day, said, “We will conduct thorough inspections in accordance with principles and procedures so that the public will not feel anxiety about the safety of radioactive fishery products.” We will try to do it,” he said.
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Source: Donga
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