Updated - What has FDA’s screening and testing shown so far

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2011-10-06 10:24

Updated - What has FDA’s screening and testing shown so far?  As of Wednesday, September 28th, FDA import investigators had performed 25,904 field examinations for radionuclide contamination. FDA had tested 1,077 samples, 167 of which were seafood or seafood products. 1,076 samples had no Iodine-131, Cesium-134, Cesium-137, or other gamma-ray emitting radionuclides of concern. 1 sample was found to contain detectable levels of Cesium, but was below the established Derived Intervention Level (DIL) and posed no public health concern.  More... @link Tdm

http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm247403.htm#sofar

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I read this webpage and got

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-06 13:27.

I read this webpage and got down to the following, and the third paragraph made me
completely lose confidence in anything the FDA states about seafood contamination,
they are either apparently unaware of, or ignoring, bio-accumulation, which is highly disturbing:

"How will water contaminated with radioactive materials affect seafood safety?
FDA does not anticipate any public health effect on seafood safety. This is due to a number of factors:

Little or no harvesting of fish is taking place in the area around the reactor. The initial earthquake and tsunami caused significant damage to fishing vessels and dock areas prior to the release of radiation. Additionally, many of the remaining ocean-worthy vessels are being used for recovery missions. Because of this, fishing is not a priority at this time.

Water acts as both a shield and a diluent. Airborne radioactive particles settle on the surface of the water. The volume of water between particles and fish absorbs radiation, “shielding” the fish. In the case of a direct release into the sea, the amount of water in the ocean rapidly dilutes and disperses the radiation to negligible levels."

from: http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm247403.htm#sofar

Radiation pager ?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-06 10:52.

I was wondering what exactly there using to test 25,904 itiems .my best guess.Anyone have this product
"Collect a sample for any radiation pager reading significantly above background."

http://radiationpager.com/

The radiation pager looks

Submitted by BC (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-06 15:05.

The radiation pager looks kinda nifty. They claim it be "hundreds of times more sensitive than GM type detectors".

This might be a cool gadget, I wonder where I can get one and how low of levels it can detect....

Saving time

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-06 11:02.

Brawm do you or could you use this product( radiation pager) to pre screen items so your not wasting time testing non detects.