Response to Radionuclide Contamination in Foods after the Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Information on measures for reduction of radionuclide contamination of agricultural produce after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan

Updated October 2023

• Summary (PDF:301KB)
• Measures for Reduction of Radionuclide Contamination of Agricultural Produce (PDF:1,965KB)
• Summary of Radioactive Cesium Concentrations in Foods (by year, by food categories, and by area)(PDF:824KB)

September 2022

• Summary (PDF:297KB)
• Measures for Reduction of Radionuclide Contamination of Agricultural Produce (PDF:1,312KB)
• Summary of Radioactive Cesium Concentrations in Foods (by year, by food categories, and by area)(PDF:1,374KB)

July 2021

• Summary (PDF:288KB)
• Measures for Reduction of Radionuclide Contamination of Agricultural Produce (PDF:1,297KB)
• Summary of Radioactive Cesium Concentrations in Foods (by year, by food categories, and by area)(PDF:1,290KB)
  
  

March 2021

• Answer to the general question on food safety about radionuclide contamination of agricultural produce after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident in Japan (PDF: 101 KB)
  
  

July 2020

• Summary (PDF: 67KB)
• Measures for Reduction of Radionuclide Contamination of Agricultural Produce (PDF:556 KB)
  
  

April 2017

• Summary (PDF: 165KB)
• Measures for Reduction of Radionuclide Contamination of Agricultural Produce (PDF: 844 KB)

Links

Relevant Informations

Information from related ministries and agencies

Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet

• Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Reconstruction Agency

Consumer Affairs Agency

• Enhancing consumer correct understanding around radioactive substances in food

Food Safety Commission of Japan

• Radioactive Contamination of Food in Japan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

• Safety of Japanese Food Products after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

• Great East Japan Earthquake

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

• Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake –Food-
  Restricted areas and vegetables for distribution and/or consumption are published here.
  Also monitoring results: areas and levels of radioactive contaminants in foods.

Nuclear Regulation Authority

Information from International Organisations

World Health Organization(WHO)

• Radiation emergencies

International Commission on Radiological Protection:(ICRP)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

World Meteorological Organization(WMO)

Other related links

Toyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO)

National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Other Information from MAFF

Reference

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