China to conduct nuclear inspection of imported food in Japan

Every reporter Hu Jian from Beijing yesterday (March 21), China's State administration of quality Supervision, inspection and quarantine said that China's local quarantine agencies will be imported from Japan to carry out nuclear pollution testing to ensure the safety of imported food.　　According to the data, the total value of Chinese agricultural products imported from Japan last year amounted to $593 million, equivalent to 0.33% of Japan's total exports to China.　　In fact, last week, the Shanghai entry-Exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau on the urgent increase of Japanese immigration personnel, goods, mail and its means of transport nuclear radiation detection, especially in Japan to fully implement the imported food screening, testing, in order to deal with the possible radioactive contamination.　　Asian countries and regions, including South Korea, New Territories, Philippines and Malaysia, have said they will begin testing the level of radiation from Japanese imports after the earthquake triggered a nuclear power plant explosion and radioactive material leaks. South Korea's Food and Drug safety department 20th also announced that because of the Japanese nuclear power plant radioactive material leakage accident, South Korea decided to Japan's production of processed food nuclear radiation inspection. South Korea's Food and Drug safety agency said that because the Japanese tap water detected radioactive material, the South Korean government decided to strengthen the inspection of Japanese products, and the scope of nuclear radiation to expand to Japan's processed food.　　As a result, agricultural and forestry products in Japan, as well as agricultural and forestry products imported from Japan, processed foods, food additives and health food are included in the scope of radiation inspection. "As a precautionary measure, the agri-Food and Veterinary Bureau of Singapore will test the source of Japanese products and the risks of potential radioactive contamination," The Singapore Food and Veterinary Bureau said in a statement March 14. We will give priority to the detection of fresh produce.　　The statement also said that the sample will be tested for radioactivity, while continuing to closely monitor the situation and developments in Japan.　　As a precautionary measure, the Philippine authorities have recently tested radiation levels on food imported from Japan. Malaysian Health Minister Rio Chengle recently said the Malaysian government will closely monitor fresh fish and fishery products from Japan, fruit and fruit products, cereals, beverages and canned food.