New Delhi -- as Japan's nuclear crisis assumed dangerous dimensions, the government today ordered for food originating from the country to be tested for radiation.
Authorised officers of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at Indian ports, airports have been asked to get food originating from Japan after March 11, 2011 to be tested for radiation, the order said.
The Department of Revenue, Government of India, has also been requested to advise all the customs points in the country where imported food is cleared, to test samples on similar lines. India imports processed foods, sea food, oil seeds and seeds of vegetables such as cauliflower and cabbage come from Japan. Besides, fruits such as citrus along with diary products, confectionery items, and tobacco products also come from Japan. FSSAI in India has been set up under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as a statutory body to establish scientific standards on food quality and safety. Meanwhile, according to media reports, two more blasts rocked the quake-crippled Fukushima plant in Japan spewing large amounts of radioactive material which may float towards Tokyo.
Japanese Premier Naoto Kan warned that there was a 'very high risk' of further leakage. The hydrogen explosions at No.2 and No.4 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant this morning prompted the government to announce that the radiation had reached harmful levels. (IRNA)
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