TV: Worries in Hawaii over Fukushima radioactive leaks — Concern as to whether seafood coming into state is safe (VIDEO)
ENENews - Brianne Randle
Source: KHON
Reporter: Brianne Randle
Date: September 6, 2013
Radiation leaks in Japan lead to fish worries in Hawaii
Joe Moore, anchor: Growing public worry over radiation contamination has prompted South Korea to ban fish imports from Japan. That move is stiirring concern here in Hawaii as to whether the seafood coming into our state is safe. [...]
Brianne Randle, reporter: [...] The FDA does not anticipate any public health effect on seafood safety since there’s little or no harvesting of fish around the Japan reactor, and federal agencies are screening all imported food from Japan.
As of June, FDA import investigators did contamination checks on almost 200 seafood products. None posed a public health concern. [...]
Consumers should check the front or back of the fish when buying. The label will say where the fish is from. [...]
