High levels of caesium found in Fukushima beef

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2011-07-09 15:27

TOKYO — More than six times the legal limit of radioactive caesium has been found in beef from Fukushima prefecture, home to Japan's crippled nuclear plant, an official statement said Saturday.

The meat came from one of 11 cows shipped this month to Tokyo from a farmer in Minamisoma city, according to the statement by the Tokyo metropolitan government.

The 11 cows all showed high levels of radioactive caesium, ranging from 1,530 to 3,200 becquerel per kilogram, compared with the legal limit of 500 becquerel, the Tokyo statement said.

It was the first time excessive levels of radioactive caesium have been found in meat, according to a Tokyo official.

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Sarcasm on: Why don't the

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2011-07-10 01:27.

Sarcasm on:
Why don't the Japanese just ship this contaminated beef to Canada and make a little cash?
Those jolly Canadians don't seem to mind getting cancer from eating radioactively contaminated food:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9NRLKB82&show_article=1
Sarcasm off