Tag Archives: food

DPP lawmaker rejects allegations via the Taipei Times

Posted on 2018/05/30 by nfield

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲), who is representing the party in the Tainan mayoral race, yesterday rejected allegations that he had exercised improper influence on behalf of Japanese discount store chain Daiso Industries Co. The Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Here are some sources of soil pollution you may not know　via Down to Earth

Posted on 2018/05/11 by nfield

A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations synthesised all the available scientific research on soil pollution and brought to the fore certain lesser know sources that have been polluting the soil for years now. … Continue reading →

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S. Korea files appeal against WTO ruling on Fukushima seafood ban via Yonhap News Agency

Posted on 2018/04/10 by nfield

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s trade ministry said Monday it has filed an appeal against a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on its import restrictions on Japanese seafood after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Japan officially … Continue reading →

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The unexpected dangers of mushroom hunting in France via The Local

Posted on 2016/11/15 by norma field

[…] A study published on Monday revealed that mushrooms in the Rhône-Alpes region in south west France are still contaminated by radiation, due to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 30 years ago. The news site France Bleu Drôme-Ardèche revealed that scientists … Continue reading →

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Is there radiation in the kelp off the Long Beach coast? This is what CSULB researchers say via Water Environment

Posted on 2016/08/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A research team, which includes a Cal State Long Beach professor, announced Tuesday that radiation from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster has not entered the West Coast kelp ecosystem. “Results from our fifth sampling period from March … Continue reading →

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Belarus ignoring risks of farming near Chernobyl? via CBS News

Posted on 2016/04/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] “We have a disaster,” he told the AP in the Ukraine capital, Kiev. “In Belarus, there is no protection of the population from radiation exposure. On the contrary, the government is trying to persuade people not to pay attention … Continue reading →

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Video Release: “Fukushima Prefecture, Premier Supplier of Safe Agriculture Products” via Business Wire

Posted on 2016/03/31 by norma field

‘Future from Fukushima’ An information-sharing platform that invites anyone in or outside the prefecture to participate and interact http://www.facebook.com/FutureFromFukushima

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Fukushima food products still shunned by 15 percent of consumers: survey via The Mainichi

Posted on 2016/03/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Over 15 percent of people still hesitate to buy food produced in Fukushima Prefecture out of concerns over radiation materials emanating from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster, a survey released by the Consumer Affairs Agency on March … Continue reading →

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EU due to start easing restrictions on food imports from Fukushima via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/01/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The European Union will start easing restrictions Saturday imposed on Japanese food imports over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, including vegetables and beef produced in the prefecture, the farm ministry said. Tsuyoshi Takagi, Cabinet minister in charge of rebuilding from the … Continue reading →

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EDITORIAL: Each Fukushima water leak weakens faith in Japan’s food safety via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/09/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

 Japan’s dispute with South Korea over its import restrictions on Japanese seafood imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is now going to the World Trade Organization. Following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, South Korea … Continue reading →

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