Gyeongnam Province Continues Public Radiation Testing of Seafood... Recruiting Observers

Select and Cut Samples Directly for Analyzer

Gyeongsangnam-do will recruit residents to participate in the 2nd public inspection of radioactive substances in seafood on the 25th.

The Gyeongnam Fisheries Safety Technology Institute announced on the 14th that it will conduct the 2nd public inspection following the first on June 27, aiming to transparently disclose the radioactive substance analysis process of seafood to residents, secure reliability in seafood safety management, and alleviate consumer anxiety.

A researcher is cutting a sample to test for radioactivity.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

According to the province, the radioactive substance inspection observation event will proceed in the following order: ▲participants directly select and collect seafood before auction at the local Fisheries Cooperative auction market ▲only edible parts are separated and ground from the collected samples moved to the laboratory ▲inspection for radioactive contamination using a gamma nuclide analyzer.

Any resident aged 18 or older living in Gyeongsangnam-do can participate, and applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis from the 14th to the 20th of this month.

Detailed information can be found in the recruitment announcement on the websites of Gyeongsangnam-do or the Fisheries Safety Technology Institute.

Song Jin-young, head of the Fisheries Safety Technology Institute, said, “We plan to continue publicly disclosing the radioactive substance inspection process,” adding, “We hope that concerns about seafood safety management will be resolved so that residents can confidently consume seafood produced in the province’s waters.”

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