Shanghai Inspection and Quarantine Department Urges Urgently Increases Nuclear Radiation Monitoring in Japan

On March 16, the official website of the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau issued a news release stating that the Shanghai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau urgently increased the monitoring of nuclear radiation to Japan’s entry personnel, goods, mail, and its means of transport, especially to Japan’s imported food products. Screening and testing are carried out to cope with possible radioactive contamination.

It is reported that since March 11th when a strong earthquake of magnitude 9.0 in Japan triggered a nuclear power plant explosion and radioactive material leakage incident, Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau paid close attention to the development of nuclear radiation pollution in Japan.

For entry personnel from Japan, the Shanghai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has set up gate-type radioactive detectors on the seaports and seaports to carry out radioactive monitoring of entry personnel and their baggage. With regard to entry into Japan, the Shanghai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has strengthened the monitoring of containers exported to Japan and their loaded cargos in accordance with the law, making full use of the quarantine of ships, inspection of storage yards, inspection of stations, etc., adopting vehicle-mounted, portal-type, and The Portable Radioactivity Detector implements batch inspections of statutory inspection goods for entry. For Japanese exports of aquatic products, food, drinking water, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and other foods, port screening and laboratory testing are combined to enhance screening and testing.

Once problems are found, Shanghai inspection and quarantine authorities will take measures such as isolation and warnings in time and carry out safe disposal as required. At the same time, the Bureau will also closely follow relevant information and reports from international organizations, and take further measures based on research and analysis. (Reporter Yanyan Hu)