KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Department of Fisheries Malaysia has confirmed that there are currently no live marine fish being imported from Japan, following concerns over the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Department of Fisheries Malaysia has confirmed that there are currently no live marine fish being imported from Japan, following concerns over the potential impact of the planned release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant today, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Chan Foong Hin.
“For any non-live fishery products from Japan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is currently working closely with the Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies such as the Malaysian Inspection and Quarantine Agency, the Malaysian Fisheries Development Agency to closely monitor food safety issue levels including checks on health certification and radiation inspection during post-import,” he said in a Facebook post yesterday.
According to media reports, Japan is set to initiate the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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