[Surveillance of radioactive cesium in domestic foods on the Japanese market (Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013)]

Yoshinori Uekusa; Hiromi Nabeshi; Rika Nakamura; Tomoaki Tsutsumi; Akiko Hachisuka; Rieko Matsuda; Reiko Teshima

doi:10.3358/shokueishi.56.49

[Surveillance of radioactive cesium in domestic foods on the Japanese market (Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013)]

Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2015;56(2):49-56. doi: 10.3358/shokueishi.56.49.

[Article in Japanese]

Authors

Yoshinori Uekusa¹, Hiromi Nabeshi, Rika Nakamura, Tomoaki Tsutsumi, Akiko Hachisuka, Rieko Matsuda, Reiko Teshima

Affiliation

¹ National Institute of Health Sciences.

PMID: 25925076
DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.56.49

Abstract

We surveyed the concentration of radioactive cesium in foods purchased at markets in areas where possible contamination has been a concern after the Fukushima accident. In fiscal years 2012 and 2013, we surveyed 1,735 and 1,674 foods, respectively, using a NaI (Tl) scintillation spectrometer for the screening test and a γ-ray spectrometer with a germanium semiconductor detector for the final test. Only 3 and 4 samples (0.2% of our total samples) exceeded the regulatory limit (100 Bq/kg) for radioactive cesium in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, respectively. Our surveillance indicates that the pre-shipment monitoring of foods by local governments has been working effectively.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Cesium Radioisotopes / analysis*
Food Analysis / methods*
Food Contamination, Radioactive / analysis*
Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
Japan
Radiation Monitoring / methods*
Scintillation Counting / instrumentation
Scintillation Counting / methods
Time Factors

Substances

Cesium Radioisotopes