To Secure the Safety of Fishery Products

To Secure the Safety of Fishery Products

Joji MorishitaFisheries Agency of Japan

Contents

1. Provisional Regulatory Values2. Monitoring of fishery products and its results3. Restriction on Fishing Activities and Market

Distribution4. For Smooth Transaction and Exports to EU

1. Provisional Regulatory Values

• The Japanese government sets the Provisional Regulatory Values at 2,000 Bq/kg for Iodine and at 500Bq/kg for Cesium for fishery products.

• Japanese Value (500Bq/kg) for Cesium is rather conservative compared to those of other countries.

UNIT:Bq/ KgCs- 134, Cs- 137 I- 131

Codex (*) 1,000 100J apan 500 2,000US 1,200 170EU 500 2,000Thai 500 100Singapore 1,000 100South Korea 370 300Hong Kong 1,000 100Chinese Taipei 370 300Philippines 1,000 1,000Vietnam 1,000 100Malaysia 1,000 100China 800 470(*) The index (100) by CODEX for Iodine shows a total of Sr- 90, Ru- 106, I- 129, I- 131 and U234.The index (1000) by CODEX for Cecium shows a total of S- 35, Co- 60, Sr- 89, Ru- 103, Cs- 134, Ce- 144 and Ir- 192.

Comparison of regulatory indices for fishery products

2. Monitoring of fishery products and its results

The Fisheries Agency, in coordination with relevant prefectural governments and relevant fishery industries, has been promoting sampling programs to measure levels of radioactive substances in fishery products.

Samplings have been carried out at major fishing ports once a week in principle for each major target species.

Fukushima Daiichi & Daini Nuclear Plants

680km

1,190km

WCPFC area – Distribution of Longline Tuna Catch(WCPFC: Tuna Fishery Year book 2009)

WCPFC area – Distribution of Purse Sein Catch(WCPFC: Tuna Fishery Year book 2009)

WCPFC area – Distribution of Pole-and-line Catch(WCPFC: Tuna Fishery Year book 2009)

-Germanium Semiconductor Detector-300g ~400g-2,000 seconds

Following points will be explained:• The monitoring results have been publicized through the

website of FAJ.• Samples of marine species that exceed the provisional

regulatory values were caught in ONLY coastal areas of Fukushima (northern-Ibaraki is the only exception (6 Japanese sandlance and 1 Brown hakeling)).

• No fishing activities have been conducted in coastal area of Fukushima, and No bottom trawler is operating in northern Ibaraki.

• The number of monitoring samples have been increasing. On the other hand, the proportion of samples exceed the provisional regulatory values has been decreasing.

http://www.jfa.maff.go.jp/j/kakou/kensa/index.html

Fisheries Agency of Japan http://www.jfa.maff.go.jp/j/kakou/kensa/pdf/eigoban_chizu20110909.pdf

Summary of monitoring Results(as of September 26, 2010)

Saltwater fish 1370 (61*)Japanese sandlance (12), white bait (4), Fat greenling (9), Brown hakeling (6), Stone flounder (3), Goldeye rockfish (2), Rockfish (4), Ocellate spot skate (12), Slime flounder (1), Olive flounder (3), Marbled flounder (2), Seabass (1), Black rockfish (1)

Invertebrates 336(12*)Mediterranean mussel (1), Surf clam (4), Northern sea urchin (6), Japanese mitten crab (1)

(*) Figures in brackets show the number of samples with results exceeding the Provisional Regulatory Values

Summary of monitoring Results Cont.

Seaweed 55 (8*) Wakame seaweed (1), Hijiki seaweed (1), Arame seaweed (6)Processed Sea foods 22 (0*)Freshwater fish 411 (41*)

Ayu sweetfish (21), land-locked cherry salmon (8), Japanese smelt (5), Japanese dace (4), White spotted char (2), Willow gudgeon (1)

Marine Mammals 27 (0*)

(*) Figures in brackets show the number of samples with results exceeding the Provisional Regulatory Values

Summary of monitoring results (Cont.) March April May J une J uly August September total

saltwater fishsurface fishery

J apanese sandlance 11 1 12whtie bait 3 1 4

middle water fisherysea bass 1 1

bottom fisheryBrown Hakeling 2 1 1 2 6Fat Greenling 3 4 2 9Stone flounder 1 1Ocellate spot skate 1 7 4 12rockfish 3 1 4slime flounder 1 1Olive flounder 1 1 1 3Goldeye rockfish 1 1 1 3Stone flounder 1 1 2Marbled flounder 2 2Black rockfish 1 1

InvertebratesNorthern Sea urchin 3 2 1 6Mediterranean mussel 1 1Surf Clam 4 4J apanese mitten crab 1 1

Seaweed 0Arame 1 2 2 1 6Wakame 1 1Hijiki 1 1

Fresh water fishAyu sweetfish 2 10 4 2 3 21J apanese smelt 2 2 1 5Land- locked cherry salmon 3 5 8J apanese dace 1 2 1 4white spotted char 1 1 2willow gudgeon 1 1

No. of exceeding the ProvisionalRegulatory Values 0 11 16 35 21 21 18 122

No. of samples 15 196 246 398 390 467 509 2221

3. Restriction of Fishing Activities and Market Distribution In case where a sampling measurement for a

species detects radioactive substances exceeding the Provisional Regulatory Values, related fishing activities and landing of that species are immediately suspended.

If an area where radioactive substances in samples of the species exceed the Provisional Regulatory Values is considered to expand, shipment of the products of the species from the expanded area is suspended .

Such suspension can only be lifted after all the sampling measurements for the species at more than three sampling spots in the last one month show below the Provisional Regulatory Values.

Current situation near Fukushima (coastal areas)

Fukushima Area　　No fishing activities have been conducted. Miyagi Area　　 Part of fishing activities resumed, after all the sampling results of

species to be caught confirmed below the Provisional Regulatory Values.

Ibaraki AreaPart of fishing activities resumed, after all the sampling results of species to be caught confirmed below the Provisional Regulatory Values.Fishing activities for Brown hakeling have been suspended since sampling measurements showed that the result exceeded the Provisional Regulatory Values. Fishing for Japanese sandlance was also suspended, however, the Fishing season was over in this year.

No fish that exceeds the provisional regulatory values will be exported to EU.

For Smooth Transaction and Exports to EU

As of 26 September 2011, 511 certifications are issued.

EU has implemented inspection for imported Japanese products, though, Japan has received no report that detection of radioactive substances exceeds the Provisional Regulatory Values from the imported products.

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