Tag Archives: Hong Kong

Hong Kong still testing food imports for Fukushima’s radiation via Food Safety News

[…] CFS is a unit of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of Hong Kong’s City government, which is part of China. The CFS continues to test those Japanese imports but hasn’t found any additional shipments with unsafe radiation levels. And its not for … Continue reading

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Japan urges Hong Kong to lift ban on food from areas near Fukushima plant via The Japan Times

HONG KONG – Agricultural minister Yuji Yamamoto said in Hong Kong on Thursday that he has requested the territory to lift a food ban that restricts imports from five Japanese prefectures most affected by a radiation-leak scare following the Great … Continue reading

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CFS follows up on illegal import of fresh radish and cabbage from Japan via 7th Space

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 6) that a consignment of fresh vegetables and fruits imported from Japan was found to contain radish and cabbage from … Continue reading

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Fukushima locals confident of produce as neighbours raise inspections via Food navigator-asia.com

Eight out of 10 residents of Fukushima prefecture are comfortable buying local produce four year ears after the nuclear accident in 2011, according to a survey by local consumer groups. Over the last year, this figure has grown by 10 … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Finds Small Amount of Radioactivity in Sample of Japanese Tea via The New York Times

Since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, radioactive contaminants have periodically been discovered in food imports from Japan HONG KONG — A sample of powdered tea imported from the Japanese prefecture of Chiba, just southeast of Tokyo, contained traces of radioactive … Continue reading

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Hong Kong’s concrete jungle amplifies city’s radiation via cnn.us

When Pieter Franken visited Hong Kong one of the first things he did was measure the level of radiation in his hotel room. A Geiger counter is not usually packed by a business traveller, but well as having a banking … Continue reading

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