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Japan Plans to Suspend Cattle Shipments from Stricken Fukushima Region

HeadlineJul 18, 2011

Japan has announced plans to suspend all cattle shipments from the Fukushima region as concerns over radiation-tainted beef escalate. The decision comes one day after a major Japanese retailer admitted it had sold beef from cattle that ate nuclear-contaminated food. The beef was sold in 14 stores in Tokyo and the surrounding area.

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