The government toughened its restrictions on radiation in rice and other food from April to 100 becquerels a kilogram (2 pounds) from the emergency 500 becquerels set in March last year. The limits are lower for milk, red bottoms baby food and drinking water.
Medical experts say risks from low-dose radiation can't be ruled out, Red bottom boots but it may be impossible to prove whether a person got cancer from radiation or something else.
Exposure is cumulative and differs among individuals,Red Bottom Heels depending on size and age, diet and habits. Certain foods, such as mushrooms and bamboo shoots, tend to be high in radition. And children are more susceptible to radiation-related sicknesses.
"The balance that the government is now trying to strike is between allowing people to stay in the Fukushima area and recover their lives,Red bottoms shoes and keeping the rest of Japan happy about buying food," said Edward Lazo, who advises Fukushima as a radiation expert at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Nuclear Energy Agency. "And that's a really difficult job."
Christopher Clement, an expert at the International Commission on Radiological Protection, a global nonprofit authority on radiation health, Red bottom boots says the food standards in Fukushima are safe. They are lower than the maximums set in Europe after Chernobyl.
Still, people across Japan and even in Fukushima are shunning food grown here, though Takeshi Takagi, Red bottom heels a manager at the York Benimaru supermarket chain, said customers are gradually returning to locally grown produce.
York Benimaru has clearly labeled shelves for Fukushima-grown food, and bright banners encouraging shoppers to support local farmers. But some pass right by.
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