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Russia implements enhanced laboratory testing for aquatic products imported from Japan

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The official website of the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Bureau on August 24: Because Japan plans to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water treated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, the bureau decided to start importing from Japan on July 8. Aquatic products are subject to enhanced laboratory testing, and nuclear-contaminated products are prohibited from being exported to Russia.

 

Russian officials have adopted strict sanitation testing measures for the radionuclides in fish and their products imported from the Pacific Ocean and other types of aquatic products imported from Japan. As of August 24, more than 70,000 tons of Japanese aquatic products have been inspected. Tested, the test results all show qualified.

 

At present, the Russian side only allows the Japanese side to export food that is accompanied by a product conformity statement.

 

In addition, in order to assess the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant nuclear leakage accident on aquatic products, the Russian Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Bureau has implemented strict radiation control measures on fish caught in the Pacific Ocean since 2011. During this period, 32 More than 5,000 samples of aquatic products have been comprehensively tested and analyzed.


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