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Olympic Organizer Wants To Feed Athletes Fukushima Produce

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the for-that-warm-healthy-glow dept.

New submitter Grady Martin writes: Toshiaki Endo, Japan's government-appointed parliament member in charge of planning for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has expressed hopes of supplying the Olympic/Paralympic village with foods grown in Fukushima [Google's autotranslation], stating, 'Using foods from Fukushima in the village is another possibility. I wish to strengthen ties with ground zero in numerous ways.' Would you eat it?

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  1. Yes. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, yes I would.

    This so called article is simply scaremongering of the highest order. You should be ashamed!

    1. Re:Yes. by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Crops from this particular area are undoubtedly better tested than any other food in the world.

    2. Re:Yes. by Mr+D+from+63 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      That was clever. now you have a convenient excuse to ignore the facts. Its amazing what people will manufacture in their minds to see the world the way they want to see it. If the equipment were proven accurate right in front of you, no doubt you would find another excuse, and in the end you can always call it a grand conspiracy so you don't have to face reality.

      Radiation detection can easily be done do many orders of magnitude greater than needed for this test. You have no basis do doubt the equipment. The food is out there so independent folks can easily test it if they like.