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Mexico revising Japanese products
Thursday March 17, 2011
Ruth Rodriguez | El Universal
ruth.rodriguez @ eluniversal.com.mx
The Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris), together with Customs will review all plant products, dairy, meat and fish from Asia, mainly from Japan, to ensure that they are not contaminated with radioactive substances.
Similarly, people returning from Japan to Mexico will be subject to medical review, which was especially close to the perimeter of the Fukushima nuclear plant, said Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, Secretary of Health. He said that although Mexico is not yet on full alert with an action plan in case of an emerging major nuclear disaster.
"Basically what you do when people are exposed to radioactive substances is to provide potassium iodide," he said in an interview at the end of the celebration of 75 years of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases.
The health secretary denied that Mexico is on alert, but said that "every day come new information and if there were more flight-hopefully not cause a disaster like Chernobyl," but if there is a more complicated situation should change strategies. " COFEPRIS said, in coordination with the System of Customs and the Treasury Department has begun the process of testing and sampling of food products coming from Asia, primarily Japan.
He recalled that Japan has decided to reduce exports of food products, fish, meat, vegetables and milk. "
Spanish to English translation
Mexico revising Japanese products
Thursday March 17, 2011
Ruth Rodriguez | El Universal
ruth.rodriguez @ eluniversal.com.mx
The Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris), together with Customs will review all plant products, dairy, meat and fish from Asia, mainly from Japan, to ensure that they are not contaminated with radioactive substances.
Similarly, people returning from Japan to Mexico will be subject to medical review, which was especially close to the perimeter of the Fukushima nuclear plant, said Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, Secretary of Health. He said that although Mexico is not yet on full alert with an action plan in case of an emerging major nuclear disaster.
"Basically what you do when people are exposed to radioactive substances is to provide potassium iodide," he said in an interview at the end of the celebration of 75 years of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases.
The health secretary denied that Mexico is on alert, but said that "every day come new information and if there were more flight-hopefully not cause a disaster like Chernobyl," but if there is a more complicated situation should change strategies. " COFEPRIS said, in coordination with the System of Customs and the Treasury Department has begun the process of testing and sampling of food products coming from Asia, primarily Japan.
He recalled that Japan has decided to reduce exports of food products, fish, meat, vegetables and milk. "