Radiation Inspection of Food Ingredients Delivered to School Meal Facilities in Northern Gyeonggi "All Safe"

Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Northern Branch
Distribution and School Meal Supply Facilities in 10 Cities and Counties of Northern Gyeonggi
506 Food Ingredient Radiation Precision Tests Show No Detection

The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment conducted radiation tests on 506 food ingredients distributed or supplied to school meal facilities in 10 cities and counties in northern Gyeonggi Province, and all were found to be safe.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

The detailed items tested for radiation by the Northern Branch include ▲238 cases of seafood such as mackerel ▲160 cases of processed seafood products such as dried pollack meat ▲79 cases of agricultural products such as shiitake mushrooms ▲29 cases of processed foods such as sauces. By origin, 329 cases were domestic, and 177 cases were imported from countries including Japan.

Radiation testing in Gyeonggi Province has been exclusively conducted at the main office of the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment located in Suwon, but starting this year, the Northern Branch has also been performing detailed radiation tests to respond promptly to the Fukushima contaminated water discharge issue.

An official from the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment stated, “The amount of contaminated water discharged so far is only about 5.8% of the total planned discharge volume announced by Japan,” and added, “Continuous monitoring is necessary to verify the impact of the large volume of contaminated water to be discharged in the future on the environment and food such as seafood.”

The results of the detailed radiation tests can be found in the data room on the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment website.

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