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Turkey to conduct radiation test to all of the imports from Japan as of 1/1/2013

On 12/30/2012, the ministry of economy in Turkey announced they would conduct radiation test to all of the imports from Japan as of 1/1/2013.

They state imports from Japan are suspected to be radioactively contaminated.

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Français :

La Turquie contrôle la radioactivité de toutes les importations japonaises à partir du 1er janvier 2013

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Le 30 décembre 2012, le ministre de l’économie turc a annoncé qu’ils vont procéder à des contrôles de la radioactivité de toutes les importations japonaises à partir du 1/1/2013.

Ils affirment que les importations depuis le Japon sont toutes suspectes d’être radioactivement contaminées.

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  1. Would someone please translate this article? I am specifically wondering what Turkey allows in the food, in becquerel if possible (not curies). Does anyone know?

  2. Source translations:
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    1- French:

    IRIB – La Turquie a l’intention de demander l’inspection de toutes les importations en provenance du Japon

    J’ai clairement fait savoir que la Turquie va contrôler la radioactivité de tous les produits importés en provenance du Japon à l’avenir.

    Selon un rapport publié par le Bulletin des nouvelles du monde d’un site turc, ce dimanche 30, le ministère de l’économie turque a déclaré dans un communiqué qu’à l’avenir “pour ce qui concerne toutes les importations en provenance du Japon et parce qu’il est possible qu’elles soient radioactivement contaminés, j’annonce des contrôles systématiques de leur radioactivité”.

    Cette déclaration précise également , “pour tous les produits qui sont importés du Japon, il est nécessaire que le fait qu’ils ne soient pas contaminés par la radioactivité soit confirmé par le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique turc».

    Selon ce rapport, cette décision du gouvernement turc sera effective à partir du 1er janvier 2013.

    Le grand séisme de l”Est japonais qui a eu lieu le 11 Mars de l’an dernier, avait provoqué la catastrophe avant commencée par des fuites radioactives à Fukushima Daiichi.

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    2- English:
    IRIB – Turkey requests Radiation inspection for all imports from Japan

    They made ​​it clear that Turkey will monitor the radioactivity of all products imported from Japan in the future.

    According to a report published in its the Bulletin of News from the World on Sunday 30, a Turkish site reports that the Turkish Ministry of Economy said in a statement that in the future “for all imports coming from Japan and because it is possible that they are contaminated, I announce systematic checks of their Radiation.”

    The statement said also “for all products imported from Japan, it is necessary to have their non-contamination confirmed by the Turkish Nuclear Energy Commission.”

    According to this report, the Turkish government’s decision will be effective from January 1st, 2013.

    Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11 last year, caused the catastrophe, beginning with radiation leakage Fukushima Daiichi accident.

  3. “non-contamination confirmed by the Turkish Nuclear Energy Commission”

    Why would I find no comfort in this?

    1. From my eyes, the right question would rather be “Why Turkey now only?” or, also, “Why Turkey only?”

    2. lol
      It is indeed one of the DUH moments

      Kinda makes the headline misleading I think.

      russia has returned some things, cars, ect
      not sure what there limits are but will see if turkey does

      1. So is it just Turkey and Russia then? Who else has returned their imports? I’ve been looking but I can’t find out who else may have turned things back.

  4. I have personally tested sushi rice and nori seaweed sold in my local supermarket in Warrenton, Oregon, USA, and found both to be contaminated at 2x background. The rice package was obviously Japanese in origin, but did not indicate where the rice was harvested. All Japanese food imports should be tested. Since we can’t count on our goverments to protect us, buy a Geiger counter and do it yourself.

    1. How much roughly did a geiger counter cost you, if you don’t mind me asking and how do you calibrate it? If I could be sure it was always reading accurately, I probably would buy one.

      1. Geiger counters are easily found online, and are pre-calibrated. One can also send one in to be recalibrated after a year. Mine included a DVD with instructions. They cost from around $500 and up, depending on what you want it to do, such as distinguish between the three basic forms of radiation. I’ve found excess radiation in North Pacific salmon and halibut, tuna, and rainwater. Note also that most supposedly anti-nuke organizations online are not reporting on US fallout, indicating to me that they are compromised in some way.

        1. I’m sorry but you are wrong. An ordinary Geiger counter is mostly useless for measuring radioactive contamination relative to the main Japanese “safety” level, which is 100Bq/kg. It is not sensitive enough. You will be able to get a crude measurement with a Geiger counter only if a food sample is massively contaminated above say 5000Bq/kg. But for food samples with radioactivity in the range 100Bq/kg – 1000Bq/kg, a Geiger counter is useless. The excessive radioactivity of such food is hidden by the normal radioactivity of the environment (“background radiation”).

          For measuring radioactivity in the region of 100Bq/kg or less, specialist equipment is required. First, you need lead shielding at least 5cm thick moulded into the form of a sphere (4π geometry) to reduce the background radiation inside the shield. Second, you need a more sensitive measuring device called a scintillation counter. To make a measurement, you open the lead shield, put a food sample inside the shield together with the scintillation counter, and measure for say 1 hour. That way, you can typically measure food contaminated with as little as 1 or 2Bq/kg Cs-137 equivalent.

        2. I’m sorry but you are wrong. An ordinary Geiger counter is mostly useless for measuring radioactive contamination relative to the main Japanese “safety” level, which is 100Bq/kg. It is not sensitive enough. You will be able to get a crude measurement with a Geiger counter only if you have a large food sample of at least 1kg which is massively contaminated above say 5000Bq/kg. But for food samples with radioactivity in the range 100Bq/kg – 1000Bq/kg, a Geiger counter is useless. The excessive radioactivity of such food is hidden by the normal radioactivity of the environment (“background radiation”).

          For measuring radioactivity in the region of 100Bq/kg or less, specialist equipment is required. First, you need lead shielding at least 5cm thick moulded into the form of a sphere (4π geometry) to reduce the background radiation inside the shield. Second, you need a more sensitive measuring device called a scintillation counter. To make a measurement, you open the lead shield, put a food sample inside the shield together with the scintillation counter, and measure for say 1 hour. That way, you can typically measure food contaminated with as little as 1 or 2Bq/kg Cs-137 equivalent.

  5. I have cut out Japanese food altogether (100%) for my family since we left Japan after 3.11. I will never eat Japanese food or seafood ever again thanks to TEPCO.

    I see many of my friends (Japanese or non-Japanese) eating sushi and other Japan origin food and they laugh at me for cautioning them. Sigh…

    1. Kintaman –

      Have you thought about contacting that attorney in San Diego who is suing TEPCO and Japan for the misinformation campaign that led to those sailors’ radiation sickness? I am wondering how they managed to get a US venue for a suit against TEPCO and Japan.

      There are only 2 months left to file in US court. Not being able to bring yourself to eat sushi again would seem cause enough to ask for damages. Many many people are in the same situation. Perhaps another class action lawsuit should be filed.

      TEPCO and the Japanese do not seem to understand or appreciate the true magnitude of the damage the triple meltdown and their incompent handling of the situation has caused. Their cost/benefit calculations for continuing operation of other nuclear plants (and building new ones) will never be correct if they don’t acknowledge the true costs. It seems that only lawsuits can do that.

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