Food safety authority does not rule out inspecting food imports from Japan

As Japan considers disposing of allegedly nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima into the nearby ocean, stricter measures will be implemented on fresh and live food from the city, O Lam, vice president of the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s Administrative Council, has said during a recent municipal affairs meeting. The official did not rule out the possibility of conducting sampled inspections on all food imported from Japan. Earlier, the official disclosed that once the water is disposed of, the bar on imports will be expanded to nine major prefectures.