China to check on imports
Source: Xinhua/Shanghai Daily |
March 22, 2011, Tuesday
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CHINA'S quality watchdog has asked local authorities to test food imported from Japan for radiation from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
The tests are necessary to ensure the safety of China's food imports, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said yesterday.
Japan is a net importer of food, but has substantial exports - mainly fruit, vegetables, dairy products and seafood - with its biggest markets in China and the United States.
China imported US$593 million worth of agricultural products from Japan last year.
China will not face any immediate threat over the next three days from radioactive leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, according to the latest analysis. At present, the accident has not had any impact on China's environment or the Chinese public's health, the National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said.
Meanwhile, radioactive levels are normal in Shanghai's major water sources - the Yangtze River and the Qingcaosha Reservoir.
And tests on vegetables at local farms have found nothing out of the ordinary, officials from the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday.
Radiation checks on people coming from Japan are under way and local hospitals are on standby, said Guo Changyi, the center's vice director.
Yesterday, Shanghai Customs facilitated speedy clearance for a US$1 million truck donated by Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd to be sent to Japan to help operations at the nuclear plant.
The tests are necessary to ensure the safety of China's food imports, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said yesterday.
Japan is a net importer of food, but has substantial exports - mainly fruit, vegetables, dairy products and seafood - with its biggest markets in China and the United States.
China imported US$593 million worth of agricultural products from Japan last year.
China will not face any immediate threat over the next three days from radioactive leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, according to the latest analysis. At present, the accident has not had any impact on China's environment or the Chinese public's health, the National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said.
Meanwhile, radioactive levels are normal in Shanghai's major water sources - the Yangtze River and the Qingcaosha Reservoir.
And tests on vegetables at local farms have found nothing out of the ordinary, officials from the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday.
Radiation checks on people coming from Japan are under way and local hospitals are on standby, said Guo Changyi, the center's vice director.
Yesterday, Shanghai Customs facilitated speedy clearance for a US$1 million truck donated by Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd to be sent to Japan to help operations at the nuclear plant.
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