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US Bans Products from Japan Due to Radionuclide Contamination & Distrust in Japan's Handling of the Situation.

By Theodora Filis Alert: New studies show radioactive materials being carried across the Pacific from  Fukushima. — The West Coast needs to monitor pockets of high contamination — Certain areas may be affected in a significant way. Saturday, September 28, 2013, The Dong-A-Ilbo, Korea's top newspaper, reported: “Concerns over Japan’s radioactive contamination and its seafood is spreading to most countries in the Pacific basin. The United States has recently banned agricultural and fishery imports from 14 prefectures in Japan, up from eight. South Korea puts a similar ban on fishery imports from eight prefectures, while China and Taiwan does so for 10 and five prefectures, respectively. [... The IAEA's] upcoming probe needs to shed light on the cause and situation of soil and sea water contamination. [...] It would be much better if experts from South Korea, the United States and China participate in the investigation...” Due to the public health concerns associat