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Japanese officials will test food,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], seawater to determine health risks
Japanese officials' concerns over food contamination expanded beyond the country's borders Tuesday as tests detected radiation in ocean water offshore.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that high levels of radioactive substances were found in seawater near the plant, but said that the results did not represent a threat to human health.
"There should be no immediate health impact. If this situation continues for a long period of time,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], some impact can occur," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters.
The impact such radiation could have on marine life was unclear. Japanese authorities were scheduled to measure radioactivity in waters around the plant on Tuesday and Wednesday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
The decision to prohibit produce sales is another potentially devastating blow to a part of northeast Japan hit by the earthquake,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], tsunami and other potential fallout from the Fukushima plant.
Edano has said farmers will be compensated for revenue lost by the restrictions.
"Primarily this is due to the nuclear reactor accident,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so we assume (Tokyo Electric Power Company) will be held responsible for compensation. The government might take some supplementary action,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.