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273chap.VConveying to PosterityFUKUSHIMA: Lives on the LineStandards for Radiation in Food Products to Become StringentNew standards determined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for radioactive cesium contained in food productsVegetables500BqGrains500BqMeat, fish, etc.500BqDrinking water200BqMilkDairy products200BqRegular food products100BqDrinking water10BqMilk50BqBaby foods50Bq(Per 1 kg of radioactive cesium)5 mSv/yearProvisional regulation value1 mSv/yearNew reference valueConsideration of the childTo 1/5 of severelyTo 1/20 of severelyStandards for radioactive substances contained in food products will be applied in April 2012. The standards reduce the annual upper dose limit for radioactive cesium to 1 mSv. The upper dose limits are calculated using age divisions: newborn babies, 1–6 years, 7–12 years, 13–18 years, and 19 years and above. The strictest values are applied. As food intake varies between gender in the 13–18 years and 19 years and above categories, the standards also contain gender specific values.The provisional regulation value for regular food products will be set at 1/5 and drinking water at 1/20. Given that children are susceptible to radiation effects, newly added values for baby foods and milk will also be set at 1/2, the value for regular food products. In addition, the new standards do not cover radioactive iodine and uranium, as these could not be detected in food products.

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