Longitudinal Verification of Post-Nuclear Accident Food Regulations in Japan Focusing on Wild Vegetables

Author:

Osanai Minoru,Noro Tomuhiro,Kimura Shonosuke,Kudo Kohsei,Hosokawa Shota,Tsushima Megumi,Tsuchiya Ryoko,Iwaoka Kazuki,Yamaguchi IchiroORCID,Saito Yoko

Abstract

Focusing on the importance of wild vegetables for local residents, this study aims to validate the effects of food regulations under the current criteria (e.g., 100 Bq/kg for general foods) established approximately a year after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Over 2,500,000 monitoring tests were performed under the criteria until fiscal year (FY) 2020. We estimated changes in internal exposure dose using test results. The effective dose was estimated using the radioactive concentration randomly sampled from the results, food intake, and dose conversion factor. As a new attempt, dose estimation reflecting the intake of wild vegetables that may have irreplaceable value for local residents was conducted. The median, 95th, and 99th percentile of the estimated dose without reflecting the wild vegetables’ intake were 0.0485, 0.183, and 10.6 mSv/year, respectively, in the estimation with all test results (no regulation) and 0.0431, 0.0786, and 0.236 mSv/year, respectively, in the estimation with results within the standard limits (regulated) in FY2012. These doses decreased with time. Although estimated doses with or without the reflection of wild vegetables’ intake were similar, estimation that is more plausible is possible, particularly for a high percentile, by reflecting the wild vegetables’ intake. Radiation doses (regulated) were significantly less than 1 mSv/year in different FYs. In Japan, food regulation measures benefit food safety.

Funder

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Plant Science,Health Professions (miscellaneous),Health (social science),Microbiology,Food Science

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