It’s very difficult to judge what to eat, what not to eat in Japan. Radiation measurement of local governments and supermarkets may not be trustworthy. However, it seems like we must avoid home-grown products at least.
13,299 Bq/Kg of cesium was measured from rosemary in Kashiwa.
A media writer, Chidai conducted radiation measurement of rosemary, grown in the garden of Kashiwa Chiba. Kashiwa is about 200km from Fukushima plant, known to be a hotspot.
The sample was taken by the person who found the highly radioactive yellow substance. (cf. 180,000 Bq/Kg from the yellow substance in Kashiwa Chiba) It is from early summer of 2011.
↓ The rosemary
↓ The result
Sample : Home-grown rosemary
Date : Early summer of 2011
Location : Kashiwa Chiba (200km from Fukushima plant)
Cs-134/137 : 13,299 Bq/Kg
Mr. Chida has been measuring a lot of other samples..
Highly contaminated barley and wheat are coming to the market
3128 Bq/kg of cesium from Ibaraki mushroom
2567 Bq/kg from soil in Kashiwa
Iori Mochizuki
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It is really sad to read news like this.
With the way it goes we will really soon, within next decade perhaps, findout if humans can adapt to artificial radioactive substances in their food, air and water.
I agree. When food from your own garden becomes poisonous, the only response we can give is “how sad”.
Not to mention the fact that rosemary is known to be a remedy for radioactive exposure…but, not if it’s THAT HOT!!! WOW.
Japan needs to go to war on this problem… and soon!
Come to think of it, so does the USA. (after elections?)
That is just grim for Japan and EVERYONE down the line.