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

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.

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

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Europe Tuesday to match economic might with diplomatic muscle in his first ever State of the Union address.In an event seeking to emulate the annual speech delivered by US presidents before the US Congress, Barroso expressed optimism about the economic outlook but urged a deepening of the single market in order to boost growth and jobs.

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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.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Europe Tuesday to match economic might with diplomatic muscle in his first ever State of the Union address.