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http://sdpnoticias.com/nota/28385/Mediran_en_Manzanillo_radiactividad_a_alimentos_japoneses
Spanish to English translation
Manzanillo monitoring radioactivity measured in Japanese food
NOTIMEX
2011-03-31 06:38:00
Colima .- In order to protect the country's population, state and federal authorities begin to measure, in the port of Manzanillo, the radioactivity of food and supplies from Japan, said state Health Secretary, Agust?n Lara Esqueda.
He said that at a meeting this week in Guanajuato, with the participation of the holders of nine state commissions for Protection Against Sanitary Risks, was agreed to that strategy in at least three customs of the country, including the port of Colima.
He noted that this determination came from the National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (Conasenusa) and the Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris), which instructed that the measurement of radioactivity in charge of personnel Management Service Taxation (SAT).
'They arranged that food from Japan entering Mexican territory by the Customs in Manzanillo, Veracruz and the international airport of Mexico City, since they are the entry points where it has the infrastructure to detect contamination referred' said.
He noted that even when those federal commissions provide that is very low the importation of products that could be exposed to radioactive contamination, should consider implementing a strategy for monitoring radioactivity in imports from Japan.
Thus be monitored in processed foods, no fresh or raw, and supplies for health, such as MRI and ultrasound equipment.
Lara Esqueda announced that the April 3 arrive at the port of Manzanillo a shipment of processed foods in Japan, where personal monitoring is the responsibility of Customs.
Spanish to English translation
Manzanillo monitoring radioactivity measured in Japanese food
NOTIMEX
2011-03-31 06:38:00
Colima .- In order to protect the country's population, state and federal authorities begin to measure, in the port of Manzanillo, the radioactivity of food and supplies from Japan, said state Health Secretary, Agust?n Lara Esqueda.
He said that at a meeting this week in Guanajuato, with the participation of the holders of nine state commissions for Protection Against Sanitary Risks, was agreed to that strategy in at least three customs of the country, including the port of Colima.
He noted that this determination came from the National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (Conasenusa) and the Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris), which instructed that the measurement of radioactivity in charge of personnel Management Service Taxation (SAT).
'They arranged that food from Japan entering Mexican territory by the Customs in Manzanillo, Veracruz and the international airport of Mexico City, since they are the entry points where it has the infrastructure to detect contamination referred' said.
He noted that even when those federal commissions provide that is very low the importation of products that could be exposed to radioactive contamination, should consider implementing a strategy for monitoring radioactivity in imports from Japan.
Thus be monitored in processed foods, no fresh or raw, and supplies for health, such as MRI and ultrasound equipment.
Lara Esqueda announced that the April 3 arrive at the port of Manzanillo a shipment of processed foods in Japan, where personal monitoring is the responsibility of Customs.