Tokyo Tsukiji Market: Updates on Japan’s Aquatic Product Import Ban and Nuclear Radiation Certification

2023-08-23 21:43:27

Tokyo Tsukiji Market

The government will ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan from now on. Liu Liqun, Permanent Secretary of the Environmental Bureau, said bluntly that it is too early to discuss when to relax or revoke the ban at this stage, and it will be adjusted following a period of observation. He also believes that if Japan wants to win the trust of other international economies , there should be a third party to participate and certify relevant nuclear radiation data.

Scholars: re-examination at least a year and a half

Lu Binglin, chairman of the Hong Kong Nuclear Society, said that Japan’s use of ALPS to treat nuclear wastewater and discharge it is unprecedented, and the current data are all submitted by Tokyo Electric Power, so the Hong Kong government needs time to observe, and the lifting of the ban in the future will also depend on Hong Kong people’s confidence in Japanese food, ” At least a year and a half, not a month, and a review following a year… If it is only a short-term work (feasible), it will not work for more than two years, so there is no confidence.” He continued, if the day can increase Transparency and increasing the understanding of other countries and regions are believed to help shorten the ban time.

Leung Mei-yee, chairperson of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Advisory Committee, also pointed out that the initial operation of the treatment system is generally good, but following a few years due to wear and tear of the machine parts or problems, it is estimated that even if the data is normal, it will take several years of monitoring to ensure the reliability of the system.

Originally published on AM730

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