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To: Red Badger
The level of cesium 137 detected in the frozen shrimp was about 68 becquerels per kilogram, a measure of radioactivity. That is far below the FDA’s level of 1,200 becquerels per kilogram that could trigger the need for health protections.

A banana typically contains around a half a gram of potassium, so it has an activity of around 15 Bq.
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The average fruit is 20 cm long and weighs about 200 grams with the peel. The skin of a ripe banana weighs approximately 80 grams, which is 40% of the total weight of the fruit. In this regard, it is generally accepted that the average weight of one banana without a skin is 120 grams.
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Therefore, 1 kg of bananas contains 15/0.120 or approximately 125 Bq/kg, which is twice as much radioactivity as was found in the shrimp.

Perhaps a political decision?

30 posted on 12/23/2025 10:16:28 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

Who’s gonna eat 1kg of bananas? That’s 2.2 pounds!.........


33 posted on 12/23/2025 10:32:04 AM PST by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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