China to ban food imports for Japanese prefectures after Japan’s move to discharge nuclear contaminated water

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China will ban the import of food from about one-fifth of Japanese prefectures for safety reasons, Chinese customs administration said on Friday, citing Japan’s move to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea.

China will also strictly review the documents for food, especially aquatic products, from other parts of Japan, it said in a statement.

The administration will continuously strengthen the detection and monitoring of radioactive substances to ensure the safety of food imported from Japan in banning food from 10 prefectures, in order to prevent the export of radioactive contaminated Japanese food to China and protect the food safety of Chinese consumers’ imports, it said.