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  • Japan: Inspections failed to detect cesium-tainted 'Sayama' tea

    10/12/2011 11:16:00 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 10 replies
    Inspections failed to detect cesium-tainted 'Sayama' tea October 13, 2011 Government tests that detected levels of radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit in tea products made with famous "Sayama tea," a high-end brand of green tea leaves produced mainly in the southwestern region of Saitama Prefecture, have left a bitter taste in producers' mouths. The association of green tea producers in the prefecture announced on Sept. 14 that it will voluntarily stop shipments and sales of tea leaves produced this year. But the news about cesium contamination of Sayama tea is all the more shocking to these producers--not just because...