High Caesium levels in Tokyo Wasabi suspected

On receiving the results of the ministry’s survey, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government started preparations to conduct special food monitoring on produce from the town of Okutama, official Shinji Tomonaga told The Japan Times on Friday.

“Okutama is known for its production of wasabi. So we will conduct tests on wasabi from Okutama next week,” Tomonaga said. He said Okutama is the biggest producer of wasabi in Tokyo. In 2009, 23 out of the 26 tons of wasabi production in Tokyo was from Okutama, he said.

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