Japan discovered radiation in 11 kinds of vegetables and milk

The Japanese Ministry of Health on the morning of March 23 said that radioactive substances beyond the permissible limits were detected in fresh and untreated fresh milk and 11 vegetables, including broccoli and cabbage at areas near nuclear power plants damaged by earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Radioactive milk was discovered in Ibaraki prefecture, while broccoli was discovered in Fukushima, where the No. 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant is located, Kyodo believes it does not give further details.

Radioactivity in food in Tokyo. Photo: AP.

Meanwhile, France has urged the European Commission to impose a " systematic control " on the import of fresh products from Japan into the EU amid concerns about food contamination. radiation in this Asian country.

In a related development, March 22, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that there was no radioactive cloud in the Earth's atmosphere after a nuclear accident in Japan. According to this organization, there is only a higher level of radiation than normal in the lower atmosphere compared to the ground.

"This is a completely different situation from the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. There is no radiation in the earth's atmosphere released from the nuclear accident of the Fukushima power plant, " the WMO expert said.

WMO experts also added that radioactive emissions are limited at the very low level of the atmosphere. Accordingly, the winds from the North continue to push the amount of radiation released into the ocean. However, the weather situation may change in the coming days.