Peliman
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Media has curtailed their reporting on this way back. You notice not one is having any nuclear scientists or nuclear engineers on and asking their opinions. They were in the beginning....when things weren't as bad as they are now.
Agreed, we're not getting very good if any guidance from the government on how to procede or radiation monitoring although I'm sure it's being monitored.
This made me roam to the FDA site this morning and I did find some statements. So I'm posting a few quotes and links for people to peruse and comment on if they like.
All milk and milk products and vegetables and fruits produced or manufactured from the four Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma will be detained upon entry into the United States. They will not be allowed to enter the U.S. food supply, unless shown to be free from radionuclide contamination, with the exception of the specific products restricted by the Government of Japan. Those products will be refused admission into the US.
Other food products from this area, including seafood, although not subject to the Import Alert, will be diverted for testing by FDA before they can enter the food supply. FDA will also be monitoring and testing food products, including seafood, from other areas of Japan as appropriate.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm247403.htm
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What specific tests is FDA using?
FDA has procedures and laboratory techniques for measuring radionuclide levels in food, and can also utilize the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)4. FERN integrates the nation's food-testing laboratories at the local, state, and federal levels into a network that is able to respond to emergencies involving biological, chemical, or radiological contamination of food. FDA is working with Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to share resources and techniques for measuring contamination. FDA has the ability to measure contamination in products and issued guidance in 1998 regarding safe levels.
Not sure what it's worth but FERN is United in Protecting & Defending the Food Supply.
FERN foodshield network
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Topics include
What is FDA doing to ensure the safety of products imported from Japan?
What specific tests is FDA using?
FDA's methodology used in radionuclide analysis
What are the standards for radionuclides in foods?
What is FDA doing to assess the situation in Japan?
What systems does FDA have in place to protect the U.S. food supply?
Is FDA looking at products that might have traveled through Japan at the time of the explosion?
How will the radiation affect fish and seafood that have not yet been fished or harvested?
Are there dairy products that come from Japan?
What are the chances of radiation affecting growing areas in the US? What action will FDA take to ensure the safety of consumers of those products?
What will FDA do if grass or feed crop in the US does become contaminated in the U.S.
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Potassium Iodide addressed
Questions about Medical Products
Hypothetically, if they were needed, what are the FDA-approved products for treatment of internal contamination with radioactive iodine?
There are three FDA-approved potassium iodide (KI) products for use as an adjunct to other public health protective measures in the event that radioactive iodine is released into the environment. The three over-the-counter products are:
Iosat Tablets (130 mg), Anbex, Inc., Williamsburg, Va., http://www.anbex.com9
ThyroSafe Tablets (65 mg), Recipharm AB, Jordbro, Sweden, http://www.thyrosafe.com11
ThyroShield Solution (65 mg/mL), Fleming & Company Pharmaceuticals, Fenton, Mo. http://www.thyroshield.com
We are best armed with knowledge and accuate information. It's what we don't know that causes us to fill in the blanks.