2 men arrested for selling falsely labeled Fukushima onions + Major supermarket chain Aeon sells contaminated food up to 50 Bq/Kg

Submitted by arclight2011:

“..Police said the men first began selling the onions to schools and elderly care homes last January. Around 31 transactions have been discovered so far. The men claim the produce was tested for radiation before being shipped and was found to be within acceptable limits, according to TBS…”

“..They also apologized to those affected, particularly children…”

October 11th, 2012 | 

TOKYO —Two men in Fukushima Prefecture have been arrested for relabeling spring onions grown in the prefecture to conceal their point of origin.

According to police, the men, who work for a food wholesaler based in Miharu, are accused of falsely labeling the onions to indicate that they were grown in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures, TBS reported Wednesday.
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The men were charged with obtaining money by deception. They released a joint statement through their lawyers in which they said they were unable to meet demand for vegetables grown outside Fukushima Prefecture. They also apologized to those affected, particularly children.
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Major supermarket chain Aeon sells contaminated food up to 50 Bq/Kg

Posted by Mochizuki on August 26th, 2012

 

It’s becoming increasingly impossible to eat safe food in Japan.
A major Japanese supermarket chain, “Aeon,” has stopped selling radiation-free food.
On 11/8/2011, Aeon announced that they had set their own safety limit for food at 50Bq/kg. [Link]
The Japanese government’s safety limit is set at 100 Bq/kg, so Aeon’s safety limit is supposed to be doubly safe; however, it’s still not 0 Bq/kg.
Aeon published the results of radiation testing, but the testing was only done on a few samples.
Aeon is currently building their backup headquarters in Aichi, central Japan. Source