Uljin-gun Significantly Strengthens Radioactivity Testing of Seafood

Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, announced that in response to the Japanese government's plan to start discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant from the 24th, it will significantly strengthen safety management and radiation inspection systems for seafood produced and distributed within the region to alleviate public anxiety, and will continuously promote support for seafood consumption.

Uljin County Significantly Strengthens Radioactivity Testing of Seafood.

Currently, Uljin-gun is conducting radiation sample inspections on seafood produced and distributed within the region in cooperation with the Gyeongbuk Provincial Institute of Health and Environment and the Fisheries Technology Institute. The inspection results of about 700 seafood samples at the production stage over the past two years have all been confirmed to be compliant.

In particular, since July 24, in cooperation with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the radiation inspection system has been further strengthened by collecting samples of seafood distributed at auction sites daily and requesting inspections from radiation testing agencies. Sales are only permitted after confirming no abnormalities in the inspections. Additionally, for aquaculture farms, regional inspections have been added, with plans to collect samples and conduct radiation tests three times a month starting one month before shipment.

In the second half of the year, Uljin-gun plans to introduce specialized radiation testing equipment capable of conducting independent safety inspections on seafood produced and distributed within the region, further enhancing operation and self-inspection.

The results of the seafood safety inspections can be checked on the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government's seafood safety inspection results website and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' public radiation analysis application website. By subscribing to the mailing service, inspection results can also be conveniently received via text message.

To widely promote safe local seafood, Uljin-gun successfully held the seafood mutual discount coupon support project "Eoseo Opsyo Event" in early August in Hupo, and plans to continuously hold seafood consumption promotion events such as free tasting events in cooperation with related organizations.

Son Byung-bok, the county governor, said, "We have significantly strengthened safety inspections on seafood produced and distributed within the region. We will meticulously check the entire process from production to final consumption so that all citizens can safely consume our local seafood, and we will do our best to minimize damage to local fishermen caused by the discharge of contaminated water from the nuclear power plant."

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