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EU Measures on the Safety of Food Imports from Japan Following the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Raymond O'Rourke
Raymond O'Rourke*
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Dublin, Ireland
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Abstract

Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant on 11 March 2011, the European Union was informed that radioactive levels in certain food products originating in Japan, such as milk and spinach, exceeded the normal permitted levels under Japanese legislation. The European Commission judged that such levels of radioactivity could pose a threat to public health in the European Union and therefore began introducing specific additional import conditions for Japanese food products as a precautionary measure.

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European Journal of Risk Regulation , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 81 - 86
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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