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Radioactive tea voluntarily surrendered to Hong Kong authorities — 196 Bq/kg of cesium, almost double Japan’s limit
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Tea bag
Sampled on June 8, 2012
Cs134= 76 Bq/kg
Cs137 = 120 Bq/kg
Total Cesium = 196 Bq/kg
Not exceeding Codex guideline levels
Voluntary surrendered by importer for disposal. Not distributed for sale in local market.
Perhaps Hong Kong maintains similar laws to what Japan had before 3/11:
Previously, Japanese regulations required nuclear waste with 100 or more bq/kg of Cesium to be monitored and disposed of in specialized containers.
Oatmeal was also found to be radioactive in recent testing by Hong Kong authorities:
Sampled on August 1, 2012
Cs134= N/D Bq/kg
Cs137 = 7 Bq/kg
Not exceeding Codex guideline levels
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link to www.cfs.gov.hk
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