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Next dangerous of sushi is impact of Fukushima, In March 2011 the event occurred in the world never to forget is the largest disaster in Japan. It earthquake severely caused a tsunami to destroy buildings, according to coastal areas including Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor plant. Which made seriously damages as it is radiation leak spread in the air, ground and water. The radiation leaked, it consists of iodine-131 and cesium-137 contamination in the surrounding ocean quantity of radiation contamination in the ocean near the coast of Japan that is contamination in high level. Lots of people, not only Japanese people are concerned about the safety of seafood, specifically sushi, people throughout the world, there is a concern as well.
Sushi restaurant in a foreign country which the import of raw materials from Japan such as tuna, squid, shellfish and seaweed, has canceled all orders. Many sushi chefs are trying to material selection from local to make sushi instead of importing from Japan and adjacent areas. However, customers still keep away from Japanese food because they fear to eat seafood or sushi radiation contamination. Especially in Japan, they refuse all kinds of fish that are caught in the area near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Apparently from Mr.Kazuhisa Komatsu, an employee of Masamaru, says that before the disaster occurred. Their company supply to 20 restaurants in Asia but now remains only 3 stores.
Radiation to leak into the ocean, the experts have verified and found that radiological contaminants such as iodine-131 and cesium-137 will be digested better in the marine animals with soft body – jellyfish - and seaweed. The animals that have been absorbed the slowest is animal that have hard shells or have fins and scales like oysters and fish. Experts said the level of radioactive iodine-131, which contaminate in seafood, particularly fish, is not concerned. Cause it has a short half-life that takes just 8 days to crumble. But the half-life of cesium -137 is used for a long time to disintegrate, revolved in a food chain system of organisms in the ocean. By the problem that seems more concerned is contamination of cesium-137, which is a substance that cause harm to human. If the body has received a lot of substance in levels, it will damage to health.
According to the principal nature of a food chain that big fish eat small fish. So, once the substance has been contaminated since smaller marine animals to large marine animals, makes cesium-137 has accumulated until there is most intensity on the top of the food chain. Like tuna, whale and sharks, etc. But the impact on the most industry's sushi is tuna fish. Therefore, experts have randomly measured levels of cesium 137 in fish found that there is a contamination of cesium 137 at 3 Becquerel’s per kilo that is a level not dangerous. And will decay by not using a long time. The Public Health Agency of Japan has determined the level of insecurity of cesium-137 at 500 Becquerel’s per kilo. In addition to affecting the tuna is safe to eat sushi already. Seaweed, which is the key ingredients of sushi, has been contaminated by radiation as well.
However, it is also fortunate that the radiation leaked into the ocean where there is immensely water. Because the amount of water, that has already can dilute the amount of radiations to be down in accordance with the words of the Columbia Radiation experts. While scientists have said that risk of health in consuming seafood and sushi with radiation contamination. Also not a concern when compared with the risk to getting from toxic chemicals such as mercury or PCBs.


Final result in the consumption of seafood and sushi no scientist or any expert to confirm that can be consumed safely. So, The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended consumers to avoid productivity in areas that receive warnings.