The Great East Japan Earthquake : Archives
Results of inspections on radioactivity levels in agricultural products
Test results of radioactive cesium in foods have been made public everyday by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) since March 2011.
Summary of the test results by each category of agricultural products in 17 prefectures to which the Government prescribes to conduct the test※ before April 1st,2019 is available on the following webpages.
Specific data of each sample tested is available on the webpage of MHLW.
( https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/2011eq/)
The concentration of radioactive cesium is quantified by Germanium semiconductor detectors or NaI Scintillation Detectors.
Note: As the maximum limit, 100 Bq/kg applies to General Foods, 50 Bq/kg applies to Milk and Infant foods, and 10 Bq/kg applies to Drinking water including tea infusion under the new regulation as from April 1, 2012.
※ Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi, Nagano, and Shizuoka
Summary of the test results by each category of agricultural products
April 1, 2019 to March 24, 2020
April 1, 2018 to March 30, 2019
April 1, 2017 to March 30, 2018
April 1, 2016 to March 27, 2017
April 1, 2015 to March 28, 2016
April 1, 2014 to March 30, 2015
April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014