RADIATION CONTAMINATED BEEF SPREAD TO JAPAN’S MARKETS

Japanese agricultural officials have just announced that meat from more than 500 cattle, contaminated with radioactive cesium has entered the stream of commerce and are in supermarkets and restaurantss across the country. The cattle ate hay stored outside and exposed to the radition. In addition, according to a report in today’s Newe York Times, radioactive materials have been found in variou produce including spinach, tea leaves, milk and fish. Contaminated hay has been found on farms more than 85 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi plant which is leading some to conclude that the radiactive fallout is much wider than prevously suspected.