Japan: Minister calls for lifting bans on food imports from disaster-hit areas
"Japan carries out an inspection of radioactive substances according to the world's strictest level of standard limits based on scientific evidence."
"Only foods that have passed the inspection are circulated on the market. Of course, exported foods are subject to the same strict inspection process."
He added: "Last year, no rice, vegetables and fruits, livestock products, cultivated mushrooms, or seafood products grown in Fukushima prefecture were detected to have exceeded standard limits."
"It is irrational to restrict the import of Japanese food products that are sold on the market, which have passed very strict inspection," he said. "We would like the authorities in each country and region to see these scientific and obejctive facts."
source: straitstimes.com
