ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Russia’s quarantine company has tightened high quality management on seafood imported from Japan after the beginning of discharging nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy plant into the Pacific Ocean.
In a news launch issued on Thursday, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision mentioned that Russia shares the issues of many nations concerning the affect of nuclear-contaminated wastewater discharge on meals security, thus the company introduces a regime of enhanced management on radiological parameters of fish and seafood imported from Japan.
“If an excess of radioactive material is detected, restrictive measures will be taken in relation to the supply of such goods from Japan,” the company mentioned.
Despite widespread denunciation at dwelling and overseas, Japan on Thursday began discharging nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.