JAS_OH1
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I was wondering if it was safe to eat seafood from Japan yet due to the radioactive waste in the water after the nuclear incident several years ago? You never hear about it anymore in the news.
Is it safe to consume seafood from Japan?
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If you've got the type of mind that likes dry stats then this is what I'd use as a guide. It uses respected information sources (listed in the references) and doesn't appear to jump to too many conclusions.
Evaluation of radioactivity concentrations from the Fukushima nuclear accident in fish products and associated risk to fish consumers - PMC.
If your not a stats person then the general answer seems to be yes it's ok to eat it.
Evaluation of radioactivity concentrations from the Fukushima nuclear accident in fish products and associated risk to fish consumers - PMC.
If your not a stats person then the general answer seems to be yes it's ok to eat it.
JAS_OH1
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I saw some scallops on sale that are from Japan. I didn't buy them but it got me thinking, which is why I posted. Fish from Japan is rarely seen in USA markets and I've never seen any seafood imported from Japan before until I saw the scallops. I know that China banned Japanese seafood.
CookieMonster
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"Country of Origin" is tricky for seafood.
the package may indicate where it was harvested/caught
- officially the Product of ... is the country where the ship is registered.
the package may indicate where it was harvested/caught
- officially the Product of ... is the country where the ship is registered.
JAS_OH1
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These are Hokkaido scallops and they are only found in limited areas of the Pacific near Japan and off the coast of Japan, and many of them are farm raised in Japanese waters.
True, but I think that was because of a political disagreement or something.
I believe it was a temporary ban
We don’t see Japanese seafood/fish in the UK either but so far as I know that’s because they eat a lot of it and sell the rest to china.
We don’t see Japanese seafood/fish in the UK either but so far as I know that’s because they eat a lot of it and sell the rest to china.
JAS_OH1
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Ending Fukushima-related ban, China agrees to allow Japanese seafood imports – eventually
This came out last month.
This came out last month.
fruitjuice
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Recent measurements show that radiation levels in most seafood are significantly below safety limits. Japan has also implemented strict monitoring and testing systems, but it’s still wise to be cautious.
If there's one country in the entire world that I admire for their meticulous standards of hygiene and cleanliness, it's Japan.
I wouldn't hesitate for a minute buying foodstuffs from Japan.
I’d half go along with that, only half because eating things like raw chicken (Torisashi) never seems like a good idea
Then again if the UK tried to serve patrons raw chicken (assuming they didn’t know what it was
) I suspect we’d probably manage to collapse the NHS 
fruitjuice
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Japan really impresses with its hygiene and cleanliness standards!