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Cesium-137
Found in Strawberries, Mushrooms And More In Northern
California–Including Baby Food!
28
December, 2013
Wow– take
a look at what they found in the food in California. This
is certainly not surprising but is still a real wake-up call.
Even if you do not live in California, a good portion of your produce
may come from there. These food items are shipped all over the
US and probably exported, as well. They have already discovered
that all
the bluefin tuna caught in California is radioactive.
There are a lot of foods that are not even being tested. We
cannot depend on the government or any other organization to make our
food choices. We have to take matters into our own hands.
It seems, right now, that the only safe way to eat, if you choose to
live in the US, and particularly the West Coast, is to grow your own
with organic soil in a protected greenhouse or even underground
(see here for instructions how
to build one).
This is very important information. Please pass this on.
This is very important information. Please pass this on.
Here are the results of a small sample food testing done at the University of California Berkeley:
UCB Food Chain Sampling Results, University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering:
Six
items were tested: spinach, strawberries, cilantro, topsoil,
grass, and mushrooms. Measured in Becquerel per kilogram.
Wild
Mushrooms, Collected April 2 in Alameda, CA:
I131
@ 8.4 Bq/kg
Cs134 @ .63 Bq/kg
Cs137 @ .47 Bq/kg
Strawberries,
“Best By” Date of April 1, Location Unknown :
I131@
2.5 Bq/kg
Cs134 @ .69 Bq/kg
Cs137 @ .67 Bq/kg
Grass,
Collected April 3 in Alameda, CA:
I131
@ 9.8 Bq/kg
Cs134 @ 6.9 Bq/kg
Cs137 @ 6.9 Bq/kg
Spinach,
“Best By” Date of April 8, Location Unknown:
I131
@ 2.8 Bq/kg
Topsoil,
Collected April 6 in Alameda, CA:
I131
@ 12.5 Bq/kg
Cs134 @ .99 Bq/kg
Cs137 @ 1.5 Bq/kg
No
radionuclides were found in Cilantro from an unknown location
Read
the report here.
For
infants the FDA set the level of concern at 55 Bq/kg of Iodine-131.
Guidance
Levels for Radionuclides in Domestic and Imported Foods, Food and
Drug Administration, July 2004:
Infant
Food: Iodine-131 @ 55 Bq/kg
