EU to adopt Japan's tighter thresholds for radiation in food

The European Union is urging member states to check Japanese food imports for radioactivity following the country's nuclear crisis, a European Commission spokesman said Wednesday."A recommendation was issued via the rapid alert system for food and animal feed," which is a food safety European information exchange system, said the European Commission spokesman for health issues, Frederic Vincent.The advice, which was issued Tuesday, requires governments that conduct controls to inform the 27-nation EU if the level of radiation exceeds authorised levels.

Japan hopes to follow in South Korea's footsteps by rapidly striking a free trade deal with the EU, a senior Japanese official said on Tuesday."Japan wants a deal as soon as possible," Japanese press secretary Satoru Sato said at a news conference held during a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting gathering 46 nations from both regions.The issue was raised at a meeting late on Monday between Japanese Premier Naoto Kan and the head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, held on the sidelines of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) gathering 46 nations from both regions.

  Nuclear apologists pretend that people are exposed to more radiation from bananas than from Fukushima. But the EPA explains:

The head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, took German leaders to task Tuesday in a press interview for failing to drum up popular support for the crisis-hit euro.

Preface: Leading Scientist On Fukushima Radiation Hitting West Coast of North America: “No One Is Measuring So Therefore We Should Be Alarmed”

When it comes to changing the "measurement" rules in the middle of the game, nobody does it quite like Japan: in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear explosion, when radiation was soaring (and still is with Tritium levels just hitting a record high but who cares - Goldman partners have to earn record bonuses on the back of the irradiated island) Japan's solution was simple: double the maximum safe irradiation dosage. Done and done.