Japanese products under surveillance

In many Asian countries, attendance at Japanese restaurants and sushi consumption is decreasing, while health checks on products imported from Japan are important.

Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and Russia have banned import of dairy products, fresh vegetables and fruits coming from the area near the Fukushima nuclear plant. Other countries such as China, South Korea and Canada have strengthened their controls.

France has asked the European Commission to impose a "systematic control" of all imports of fresh products from Japan.  The volume of fresh produce imported into Europe from Japan is estimated to 9,000 tons.

 
Source: Reuters lepost, expansion