BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — China will droop the imports of all aquatic merchandise originating from Japan ranging from Thursday to stop dangers from Japan’s discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater.
The General Administration of Customs (GAC) stated in a press release that it has determined to take the emergency measures to comprehensively stop radioactive air pollution dangers attributable to Japan’s discharge of the contaminated wastewater, shield the well being of Chinese customers and make sure the security of meals imports.
The choice has been made in compliance with China’s meals security regulation, administrative protocols concerning the security of meals imports and exports, in addition to the WTO’s settlement regarding the utility of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, based on the GAC.
Chinese customs authorities are extremely involved concerning the threat of radioactive contamination, stemming from the discharge of the wastewater, to Japanese meals and agricultural exports to China, stated an official with the GAC’s import and export meals security bureau.
The GAC will proceed to concentrate to the scenario of Japan’s discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean, and dynamically regulate related oversight measures to stop dangers to the well being and meals security of the Chinese individuals, the official stated.