The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has stepped up surveillance of fresh produce imported from Japan such as milk, vegetables and fruits for examination of radiation level from 12 March 2011. The measure was taken in view of an incident involving a nuclear power plant in Japan after an earthquake.
From 16 March 2011 onwards, the CFS will update the figures of the food surveillance on the website from Monday to Friday on every working day. Results of the satisfactory samples with low radioactivity level not exceeding the guideline level of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will also be listed from 1 April 2011.
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