Safety of Radioactivity in Seafood Distributed at Suwon Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market

Panorama of Suwon Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market

Radiation safety tests were conducted on 10 types of seafood distributed at the Nong Susanmul Wholesale Market in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, and all were judged to be 'suitable.'

On the 23rd of last month, the Nong Susanmul Wholesale Market collected test samples of 10 types of seafood (live rockfish, live mullet, peeled crab, pollock, flounder, live webfoot octopus, live flatfish, live red seabream, frozen mackerel, frozen flatfish) and requested radiation safety tests from the Nong Susanmul Safety Inspection Laboratory at the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment. On the 6th, it was announced that all 10 types were found to be suitable.

The radiation safety test for seafood checks whether radioactive substances such as iodine and cesium are detected above the standard limits.

Since January 2014, the Nong Susanmul Wholesale Market has conducted safety tests on 335 cases of distributed seafood over 38 occasions, all of which were judged suitable. Radiation tests in August last year and heavy metal tests in November also resulted in 'suitable' judgments.

A representative of the city’s Nong Susanmul Wholesale Market stated, "We will inspect all distributed agricultural and marine products to create a Nong Susanmul Wholesale Market that citizens can trust."

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