EU EXTENDS CONTROLS ON JAPANESE MEAT IMPORTS
February 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL AND MJ DESCHAMPS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has extended until October 31 its tough controls on imports of meat from Japan imposed because of health concerns over last spring's nuclear disaster at Fukushima. Only casings and pet-food can currently be imported from Japan as a whole. Also special tests are required on these products when made in the 11 prefectures of the country particularly hit by radiation from the damaged power plant: Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa and Chiba. They have to ...
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