Japan: First Report Of Radioactive Contamination In Rice

Agricultural inspectors in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture have detected small amounts of radioactive cesium in a sample of rice farmed in Hokota city, about 100 miles south of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The prefectural government posted readings here, says the rice is safe: 52 becquerels per kilogram, or 1/10 the limit established for grain.

Japan: first report of radioactive contamination in rice

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