China resumes qualified seafood imports from some Japanese regions
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Crabs and shellfish are seen on sale at a seafood market in Xiamen, China’s south-eastern Fujian province.
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BEIJING - China on June 29 announced it is immediately resuming the import of seafood products from some Japanese regions, ending a nearly two-year blanket ban imposed due to concerns over Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
In a notice on June 29, China Customs said seafood products from 10 prefectures – Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo – will still be banned from entering the country.
Products from other regions will need health certificates, radioactive substance detection qualification certificates and production area certificates issued by the Japanese government for Chinese customs declarations, the notice said.
The Chinese customs authorities said the decision was made after no abnormalities were detected following long-term international and independent Chinese sampling and monitoring of the discharged wastewater.
China banned all imports of Japanese seafood in August 2023, shortly after Tokyo began releasing the treated Fukushima wastewater
The notice on June 29 said China will strictly supervise Japanese seafood imports and take measures if any violations of relevant Chinese laws, regulations and food safety standards are found. REUTERS
