Comment from Peggy Detmers
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Summary: The Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network (Citizens for Health) supports the citizen petition by expressing grave concerns over Japan's release of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. They argue that the FDA's current standards are insufficient and demand stricter testing and protection levels for Japanese food imports.
Japan's government began dumping 1.34 million tons (at minimum) of Fukushima radioactive wastewater into the Pacific ocean over (at minimum) the next 30 years. Tritium is a hydrogen-based molecule that won't be filtered. There are additional radionuclides that won't be completely filtered either. Nevermind the industry PR spin, it isn't "treated" water, it's radioactive wastewater. Tritium has been found to cause cancer and other disease and bioconcentrates in seafood as it moves up the food chain to humans. This is the science. It is happening regardless of public officials eating Fukushima food at photo ops.
The US currently has among the very weakest protections in the world at 1,200 becquerel per kilogram of cesium whereas Japan has 100 Bq/kg. Food considered unfit for consumption there is considered by our FDA to be fine for US! SHAME!!! China, Hong Kong, and South Korea have established varying levels of bans on food from Japan HOWEVER the FDA has lifted ALL restriction bans here at home as of September, 2021. It is no surprise to learn that Japan intends to redirect food from countries protecting their citizens to the US and UK. Again SHAME ON THE FDA!!!! Damnit PROTECT US. We will have to set up BOYCOTTS of all Japanese food stuffs if you are not testing and protecting us at the same 100 Bq/kg level!!