Radioactivity Inspection of All Rice Bags by Fukushima Prefecture

Since 2012, Fukushima Prefecture has been inspecting all bags of rice harvested throughout the prefecture, not limited to the areas instructed by the national government, as an initiative by the prefecture. For radioactivity inspections, belt conveyor-type survey meters are used.

Whether the rice has passed the inspection can be checked as follows. In the case of brown rice packed in a 30-kg paper bag that passed the inspection, an inspection certificate is attached to the paper bag.

In the case of polished rice, a polished rice label to prove that it is made from brown rice that passed the inspection is attached. However, as this label is attached on a voluntary basis, some polished rice that passed the inspection may be distributed without the label.

(Cited from the website of Fukushima Prefecture "Frequently Asked Questions about Radioactivity Inspection of All Rice Bags": http://www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp/sec/36035b/suiden-zenryozenhukurokensa-faq.html, in Japanese)

• Included in this reference material on March 31, 2013
• Updated on February 28, 2018