Gyeongbuk Province Transparently Publishes Radioactivity Tests on Seafood... Forms 'Housewife Monitoring Group'

Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 27th that it has expanded radiation testing on marine aquaculture farms and coastal fishery products in the Gyeongbuk area following the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima, and formed the "Seafood Safety Housewives Monitoring Group" to make the inspection process more transparent.

The Gyeongsangbuk-do Fisheries Technology Institute appointed and held an inauguration ceremony on the 25th for the "Seafood Safety Housewives Monitoring Group," consisting of 30 women from local consumer organizations and seafood producer groups.

The Gyeongbuk Province Housewives Monitoring Group is observing the sample collection site for radioactive testing of seafood.

They will serve as members for three years, observing and monitoring the entire inspection process including seafood sample collection, sample preprocessing, and analysis of test results, and can immediately request tests for seafood suspected of radiation contamination.

On the day of the inauguration, the Housewives Monitoring Group participated in the radiation inspection process for six types of seafood, including flounder and anglerfish caught at the Pohang Songdo live fish market, and directly confirmed that no radiation was detected in the test results.

Gyeongbuk Province expects that through the active activities of the Housewives Monitoring Group, accurate information related to seafood safety including radiation will be disseminated to the local community, contributing to increasing public trust in the inspection results.

The Gyeongsangbuk-do Fisheries Technology Institute has been conducting radiation tests at nine major local fish markets since June, increasing the testing frequency from monthly or quarterly to at least once a week, and expanding the scope to include fishing villages and major marine aquaculture farms to ensure thorough radiation inspections.

Additionally, to provide rapid information on seafood radiation test results, the province developed the nation’s first "Gyeongbuk Marine Environment Information" mobile app, which is simultaneously available on the Gyeongsangbuk-do website and the app. A total of 358 seafood samples were analyzed this year, all meeting the safety standards.

Lee Kyung-gon, Director of the Marine and Fisheries Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, stated, “We will strengthen radiation analysis of seafood produced in the East Sea area of Gyeongbuk and provide transparent and prompt information on the analysis results so that residents can consume seafood with confidence.”

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