French Officals furious with US Government for not telling Americans the truth about Rad Fallout

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France: Radiation risks from Fukushima 'no longer negligible"
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[link to www.euractiv.com]

The risks associated with iodine-131 contamination in Europe are no longer "negligible," according to CRIIRAD, a French research body on radioactivity. The NGO is advising pregnant women and infants against "risky behaviour," such as consuming fresh milk or vegetables with large leaves.
Background

After the radioactive cloud emanating from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant reached Europe in late March, CRIIRAD, a French research body on radioactivity, an NGO, said it had detected radioactive iodine-131 in rainwater in south-eastern France.

In parallel testing, the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), the national public institution monitoring nuclear and radiological risks, found iodine 131 in milk.

In normal times, no trace of iodine-131 should be detectable in rainwater or milk.

The Euratom Directive of 13 May 1996 establishes the general principles and safety standards on radiation protection in Europe.
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In response to thousands of inquiries from citizens concerned about fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Europe, CRIIRAD has compiled an information package on the risks of radioactive iodine-131 contamination in Europe.

The document, published on 7 April, advises against consuming rainwater and says vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid consuming vegetables with large leaves, fresh milk and creamy cheese.

I don't see where they are saying they are furious. What I did find was
the following "Dispersion model of the radioactive releases in the
atmosphere on a worldwide scale" update. Which is from almost a month
ago:

http://www.irsn.fr/EN/news/Documents/IRSN_Dispersion-model-radioactive-r...

And it states the following, which is saying the same thing as the EPA:

The concentration levels in the air expected in America and Europe are too low to present any risk
for health and the environment, even if they were to continue over several months.
As comparison, the values measured during the days following the accident of Tchernobyl were
exceeded 100 000 Bq/m3 in the first kilometres around the nuclear power plant; they were around
100 to 1000 Bq/m3 in the most affected countries by the radioactive plume (Ukraine, Byelorussia).in
France, the values measured in the East were about 1 to 10 Bq/m3 (on May 1, 1986). Today, a
very low activity of caesium 137 remains in the air, about 0,000001 Bq/m3.