Thailand’s FDA ramps up seafood inspection following Fukushima wastewater discharge

[webfact]

 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding back on any immediate action following the discharge of wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on August 24. This detail was shared by Lertchai Lertvut, the FDA’s deputy secretary-general.

 

Lertchai stated that the FDA has been in conversation with the Department of Fisheries, the Office of Atoms for Peace, and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology over concerns regarding potential contamination of seafood due to the wastewater.

 

He further clarified that Fisheries Department officials and the FDA will scrutinize all incoming food for signs of radioactive materials exceeding Thailand’s safety standards. Any shipments failing these safety inspections will be sent back, and additional imports will be halted.

 

by Mitch Connor

Picture courtesy of Eugene Hoshiko, AP

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-fda-ramps-up-seafood-inspection-following-fukushima-wastewater-discharge

 

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[retarius]

There's been a lot of talk about this. I am supportive of countries who wish to ban Japanese seafood because of this issue. But all nuclear plants discharge waste water into the ocean. It is only the quantity of waste water, not the radioactivity that is at issue here. Japan is releasing the water slowly over a long period of time, and the amount of radioactivity, or the concentration of radioactive tritium if you like, is way below what is regarded as safe by international authorities whose job it is to make recommendation on this. However, that said, this is a prudent move by Thailand and may result in more Geiger counters being purchased, so buy stocks in Geiger counter manufacturers. ????

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding back on any immediate action following the discharge of wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on August 24. This detail was shared by Lertchai Lertvut, the FDA’s deputy secretary-general.

If the Thai FDA was really worried about contaminated products they'd do better testing home grown products contaminated with pesticides.

[IAMHERE]

Sounds like nuclear waste is worse than human waste for fish.

[wombat]

OT

The blue chip stock of tomorrow are those producing Geiger counters or there parts.

[Tarteso]

The human extinction is coming from Air, Land and Waters. 

[Gweiloman]

If it was a Global South country doing this, it would have been unilaterally sanctioned by the collective west.

 

Everyone should boycott sushi and sashimi immediately so that I can afford to eat more of it. Boycott wagyu beef too.

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, retarius said:

However, that said, this is a prudent move by Thailand and may result in more Geiger counters being purchased, so buy stocks in Geiger counter manufacturers.

I would have thought since China is nearer to Japan than Thailand, it would be more prudent to do away with the counters and just start seeing if the chinese arrivals are glowing !

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

potential contamination of seafood due to the wastewater.

Well I never!