WHO Warns of "Serious" Food Radiation in Disaster-Hit Japan

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

WHO warns of "serious" food radiation in disaster-hit Japan

By Junko Fujita and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO | Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:31am EDT
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was a "serious situation," eclipsing the first clear signs of progress in a battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown in the reactors.

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The health ministry has urged some residents near the Daiichi plant in Fukushima to stop drinking tap water after high levels of radioactive iodine were detected.

Cases of contaminated vegetables and milk have already stoked anxiety despite assurances from officials that the levels are not dangerous. The government has prohibited the sale of raw milk from Fukushima prefecture and spinach from a nearby area.

"Quite clearly it's a serious situation," Peter Cordingley, Manila-based spokesman for the World Health Organisation's (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific, told Reuters in a telephone interview. "It's a lot more serious than anybody thought in the early days when we thought that this kind of problem can be limited to 20 to 30 kilometers ... It's safe to suppose that some contaminated produce got out of the contamination zone."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/21/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE72A0SS20110321

[fasttense]

1. Mm-mm, radiation in your food.

Just another consequence of nuclear power. Accidents happen you know. It's no different then a car accident. Everyone knows car accidents will cause radioactive iodine in your food for generation.

Be careful of the dried mushrooms from Japan too. They grow the best mushrooms. But I guess I wont be buying any soon.

[liberal N proud]

2. Have there ever been accidents with Wind or Solar Power that caused harm

to surrounding areas and contaminated food?

But they keep telling us that Nuclear is so much better.

:nuke:

[rucognizant]

3. Duuuuuhh!

I lost my thyroid gland to 3 mile island!
How long is it going to take for people to GET IT?

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[Overseas]

5. K&R.

That will be challenging.

[jpak]

6. But radiation is GOOD for you!!111

Silly libs

[Teaser]

7. media coverage of this whole situation has been horrible

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2011/03/taking_stock_3.php#more?ref=fpblg

[eowyn_of_rohan]

8. no-no-no--it is ONLY IN THE MILK

as some radiation "expert" said on MSM last week.