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Japan: Radioactive Rice Discovered Near Stricken Nuclear Plant

HeadlineSep 26, 2011

In news from Japan, concern is growing over the nation’s food supply after the discovery of radioactive rice. Japanese officials say the contamination level of the rice far exceeded a government-set level for a pre-harvested crop. The rice was found in the city of Nihonmatsu, located 35 miles west of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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