PUBLISHED : 28 Aug 2023 at 04:30
The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Fisheries to tighten measures on imported seafood from Japan after several countries banned the products following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
TCC official Panuchot Tongyang yesterday said China, Hong Kong and South Korea have suspended imports of Japanese seafood including live sea animals, frozen and dried seafood, sea salt and seaweed due to concerns about contamination.
Mr Panuchot said the radioactive material from the nuclear disaster in 2011 shut down Fukushima, and other adjacent cities were reported to have experienced…
