Tokyo's imported food radiation checks suspended since April - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

Tokyo's imported food radiation checks suspended since April - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

The Tokyo metropolitan government has not checked imported foods for radiation since April, citing differences in the safety standards for domestic products after the accident at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.

But since the suspension, the metropolitan government's four units of radiation check equipment have not been used even for domestic food examinations--and even when the nation was confronted with the pressing issue of locating cesium-contaminated beef this summer.