Oh Se-hoon, Sashimi Dinner Gathering..."Please Consume Seafood with Confidence"

Seoul Mayor Has Dinner at a Raw Fish Restaurant in Jongno-gu on the 28th

To alleviate concerns over the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visited a sashimi restaurant.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 29th, Mayor Oh visited a sashimi restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the previous day and had dinner with raw fish. Present at the gathering were Park Myung-ha, president of the Seoul Medical Association, vice presidents Lee Sera and Hwang Kyu-seok, Han Dong-woo, president of the Guro-gu Medical Association, Kim Sung-bae, vice president of the Jung-gu Medical Association, and Professor Kang Geon-wook of Seoul National University’s Department of Nuclear Medicine.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (center) is having a meal with Park Myung-ha, President of the Seoul Medical Association (right), and other members of the Seoul Medical Association executive team at a sashimi restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 28th. Photo by Yonhap News

Professor Kang Geon-wook said, "The ban on seafood imports from eight prefectures near Fukushima is still in effect, and the vague fear of nuclear power plant contaminated water is being politically exploited, which is regrettable. Regarding tritium, which the public is worried about, seafood naturally expels it, and its level is one-tenth compared to vegetables or fruits, so there is no need to worry. It is better to consume more seafood."

Mayor Oh said, "Our citizens have vague anxieties due to misinformation about tritium accumulation and seafood. Through today’s meeting, we received scientific explanations about the safety of our coastal seafood, and for the sake of the struggling fisheries industry, it seems safe to consume seafood with confidence."

Meanwhile, the Seoul Metropolitan Government conducts daily sampling inspections on all types of seafood regardless of origin or species. The scope of inspections, previously limited to imported products, has been fully expanded to include domestic seafood. Inspection results are disclosed in real time and can be checked on the 'Food Safety Information' website or the 'Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation' website.

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