Singapore lifts 9-year ban on food products from Fukushima following nuclear plant accident

The Singapore Food Authority has lifted a nine-year ban on food products from Fukushima. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family

SINGAPORE - Supermarket shelves in Singapore are once again stocked with food products from Fukushima, Japan, after a nine-year hiatus following the nuclear plant meltdown in the prefecture after the devastating tsunami and earthquake of 2011.

The ban on the import of all food items, from peaches to sake to fish, from the prefecture was lifted last month, marking the end of a series of import controls on produce from across Japan, including Tokyo, Kanagawa and Shizuoka over the past decade.

Already a subscriber? 

Read the full story and more at $9.90/month

Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

Unlock these benefits

  • All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com

  • Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device

  • E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you

Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.