Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables
Focusing on the importance of wild vegetables for local residents, this study aims to validate the effects of food regulations under the current criteria (e.g., 100 Bq/kg for general foods) established approximately a year after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Over 2,500,000 mon...
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| author | Minoru Osanai Tomuhiro Noro Shonosuke Kimura Kohsei Kudo Shota Hosokawa Megumi Tsushima Ryoko Tsuchiya Kazuki Iwaoka Ichiro Yamaguchi Yoko Saito |
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| description | Focusing on the importance of wild vegetables for local residents, this study aims to validate the effects of food regulations under the current criteria (e.g., 100 Bq/kg for general foods) established approximately a year after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Over 2,500,000 monitoring tests were performed under the criteria until fiscal year (FY) 2020. We estimated changes in internal exposure dose using test results. The effective dose was estimated using the radioactive concentration randomly sampled from the results, food intake, and dose conversion factor. As a new attempt, dose estimation reflecting the intake of wild vegetables that may have irreplaceable value for local residents was conducted. The median, 95th, and 99th percentile of the estimated dose without reflecting the wild vegetables’ intake were 0.0485, 0.183, and 10.6 mSv/year, respectively, in the estimation with all test results (no regulation) and 0.0431, 0.0786, and 0.236 mSv/year, respectively, in the estimation with results within the standard limits (regulated) in FY2012. These doses decreased with time. Although estimated doses with or without the reflection of wild vegetables’ intake were similar, estimation that is more plausible is possible, particularly for a high percentile, by reflecting the wild vegetables’ intake. Radiation doses (regulated) were significantly less than 1 mSv/year in different FYs. In Japan, food regulation measures benefit food safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9b291c594774354a275dd7d806f38672023-11-30T21:07:47ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582022-04-01118115110.3390/foods11081151Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild VegetablesMinoru Osanai0Tomuhiro Noro1Shonosuke Kimura2Kohsei Kudo3Shota Hosokawa4Megumi Tsushima5Ryoko Tsuchiya6Kazuki Iwaoka7Ichiro Yamaguchi8Yoko Saito9Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Radiological Technology, Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Radiological Technology, Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Nursing, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanDepartment of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Inage 263-8555, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako 351-0197, Saitama, JapanDepartment of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, JapanFocusing on the importance of wild vegetables for local residents, this study aims to validate the effects of food regulations under the current criteria (e.g., 100 Bq/kg for general foods) established approximately a year after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Over 2,500,000 monitoring tests were performed under the criteria until fiscal year (FY) 2020. We estimated changes in internal exposure dose using test results. The effective dose was estimated using the radioactive concentration randomly sampled from the results, food intake, and dose conversion factor. As a new attempt, dose estimation reflecting the intake of wild vegetables that may have irreplaceable value for local residents was conducted. The median, 95th, and 99th percentile of the estimated dose without reflecting the wild vegetables’ intake were 0.0485, 0.183, and 10.6 mSv/year, respectively, in the estimation with all test results (no regulation) and 0.0431, 0.0786, and 0.236 mSv/year, respectively, in the estimation with results within the standard limits (regulated) in FY2012. These doses decreased with time. Although estimated doses with or without the reflection of wild vegetables’ intake were similar, estimation that is more plausible is possible, particularly for a high percentile, by reflecting the wild vegetables’ intake. Radiation doses (regulated) were significantly less than 1 mSv/year in different FYs. In Japan, food regulation measures benefit food safety.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/8/1151radionuclidesstandard limitsfood monitoring testFukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accidentfood regulationfood safety |
| spellingShingle | Minoru Osanai Tomuhiro Noro Shonosuke Kimura Kohsei Kudo Shota Hosokawa Megumi Tsushima Ryoko Tsuchiya Kazuki Iwaoka Ichiro Yamaguchi Yoko Saito Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables Foods radionuclides standard limits food monitoring test Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident food regulation food safety |
| title | Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables |
| title_full | Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables |
| title_fullStr | Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables |
| title_full_unstemmed | Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables |
| title_short | Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables |
| title_sort | longitudinal verification of post nuclear accident food regulations in japan focusing on wild vegetables |
| topic | radionuclides standard limits food monitoring test Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident food regulation food safety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/8/1151 |
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