India bans Japan food imports, says radiation spreading

[Baclava]

Source: Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has imposed a three-month ban on imports of food articles from the whole of Japan on fears that radiation from an earthquake-hit nuclear plant was spreading to other parts of the country, becoming the first country to introduce a blanket ban.

The ban comes in the fourth week of unsuccessful attempts to safely secure the Fukushima nuclear power plant in central Japan crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in what could be the world's biggest nuclear disaster in a quarter of a century.

"Import of food articles coming from Japan stand suspended with immediate effect for a period of three months or till such time as credible information is available that the radiation hazard has subsided to acceptable limits," a statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

"After detailed discussions, it was concluded that since the radiation is spreading/expanding horizontally in other parts of Japan, it may result in further radioactive contamination in the supply chain of food exports from Japan," the statement added.





Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/05/idINIndia-56132820110405

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and so it begins...Japan becomes a quarantine zone.

[okieinpain]

1. yes it's starting to look like that. I would have hoped they would

be making some headway by now. it's really starting to look pretty bad, I don't think there are any little sea bacteria that eats radiation poisoning.

[bongbong]

2. Actually, there are

Actually there are little sea creatures that eat the radiation-emitting particles. Unfortunately for life on earth, those little critters are eaten by bigger critters & so on.

We live in exciting times. Now in addition to saying "American Democracy: It Was Nice While It Lasted!", we can say "Life On Earth: It Was Nice While It Lasted!"

[okieinpain]

3. too funny. n/t.

[JJW]

4. Buh bye and

thanks for all the fish.

[valerief]

5. I'm sure the US will scoop up all Japan's food in cost-saving heartbeat.

So not-rich people die sooner. So what? Rich people will make a bundle off their medi-death days. And making rich people richer is the most important thing in the world.

[Aerows]

6. "Radiation spreading"

Allow me to file that appropriately, in the "No Shit!" folder.

I won't be eating seafood for a while. Thank goodness I have some Alaskan King Crab legs from before this incident in the freezer, because that's probably the last of them I'll be seeing in the near future (and possibly the distant one).

[mysterysoup]

7. If this continues, you will have more to worry about than Alaska king crab.

[Aerows]

9. Sadly, you are correct n/t

[Sabriel]

8. They're probably from Russian waters, aren't they?

That's where the ones in stores here originate. And those waters are just north of Japan.

No more king crab for us, either, I guess.

[NeoConsSuck]

10. This is getting bad

Does one need to bring a geiger counter when they go to the seafood section of their supermarket?

[Baclava]

11. Just say 'no' to sushi....

Who knows where it's been.

[JI7]

12. what foods does India import from Japan ?

[FLPanhandle]

13. With the reports of people needing food in tsunami hit areas,..

Why is Japan exporting food when her own people need it?