Japanese oatmeal tests positive for radiation
(08-01 18:53)
A pack of oatmeal imported from Japan and taken from a supermarket contained radioactive material, health authorities said today. The Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said the sample had “a low level of radioactivity’’. But it said there were no health concerns.
The centre said the product was Nihonshokuhin Premium Pure Oatmeal made by Nippon Food Manufacturer. “The test result showed that a low level of a radioactive substance, Caesium-137 [Cs-137], was detected at 7 bequerels per kilo. However, the detected level did not exceed the guideline levels of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (i.e. 1,000 Bq/kg).’’ The supermarket concerned had not been ordered to recall the product.
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