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| UK sells peaches from Fukushima nuclear disaster region |
| 2024-09-11 |
| [BBC] British luxury retailer Harrods has begun selling peaches from Japan's Fukushima region as part of efforts to restore trust in produce grown there following 2011's nuclear disaster. The sale of the fruit at Harrods for £80 ($104) per box of three marks the first time peaches from Fukushima have been available in a European store. The meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's reactors after a devastating tsunami caused a radiation leak that is still being dealt with to this day. Since 2011, farms in the region - which is the second-largest producer of peaches in Japan - have struggled to sell their produce because of contamination fears. The peaches' sale at Harrods is part of efforts by the power plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), to restore the region's reputation internationally. It comes two years after the UK lifted its last import restrictions on Fukushima food products and following trial sales at cultural events. Harrods is due to also begin selling a variety of grape called the Shine Muscat from the region in October. Tepco has also staged similar campaigns in countries including the US and Thailand. All farm and fishery produce exported from the area now has to undergo radiation testing. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 Shoot, I might have to run back down to the Magnit and grab me a couple of $9 Jap-style California watermelons. What a bargain! |
| Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2024-09-11 22:10 |
| #3 For that price, they better be some sort of mutant pokemon thing. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-09-11 16:29 |
| #2 sale of the fruit at Harrods for £80 ($104) per box of three Ahhh? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-09-11 12:17 |
| #1 They are easy to find at night. They glow in the dark. Mop and Glow was used to mop up several areas of the reactor. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2024-09-11 11:52 |