National News Radioactive beef sold in eight prefectures

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Meat from six cows contaminated with radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may have reached consumers in eight prefectures, including Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said July 13.

The other five prefectures are Aichi, Hokkaido, Tokushima, Kochi and Shizuoka.

Most of the prefectural governments, however, refused to disclose the names of retailers or even the cities where the meat was sold to shoppers.

"For the meat that was already sold and consumed, there is no particular necessity to worry about the health impact if (the amount individuals consume is limited)," Tatsuo Suzuki, a metropolitan government official, said at a news conference.

"There is no need for us to caution people" about the potential danger of consumption, he said, explaining that the metropolitan government has no intention of disclosing the name of any store that sold the meat. (The Japan Times)

放射性物質検出の牛肉、8都道府県で販売

福島県南相馬市産の牛６頭から国の暫定規制値を超える放射性物質が検出された問題で、この牛肉が８都道府県で消費者に販売されていたことが明らかになった。

Shukan ST: July 22, 2011

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