| A demonstrator tears off a cardboard with an image of a radioactive barrel during a protest after Japan's announcement to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 24. Reuters-Yonhap |
Chinese customs on Thursday suspended imports of all "aquatic products" from Japan over the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
"In order to comprehensively prevent the food safety risks of radioactive contamination caused by the discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima into the sea, protect the health of Chinese consumers, and ensure the safety of imported food, the General Administration of Customs has... decided to completely suspend the import of aquatic products originating in Japan from Aug. 24, 2023, including edible aquatic animals," the customs authority said in a statement. (AFP)