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Thu, 04/07/2011 - 05:44
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Monitoring Of Radiation Exposure Will Be Suspended Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Monitoring of second screening for radiation exposure at KL International Airport (KLIA) will be suspended from Thursday.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Maximus Ongkili said the inspection of passengers, luggage and containers from Japan was no longer necessary.
The monitoring was conducted by officers of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency (MNA).
This followed information from the Japanese embassy here that monitoring at Japan ports and airports confirmed the rate of exposure as not harmful to health.
Ongkili said checks were done on passengers of 102 flights from Japan to Malaysia and that exposure on 29 people was found to be below normal level.
The Health Ministry will continue to monitor food imported from Japan through the Food Safety Information System Of Malaysia (FoSIM) to ensure safety.
"A total of 79 food samples were analysed for Japan radioactive content and found to comply with permissible levels," he said.
Details on monitoring of food imported from Japan can be found on the Food Safety and Quality Division website at http://fsq.moh.gov.my.
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11 triggered a tsunami and damaged a nuclear plant in Japan.
Some 10,000 people were confirmed killed with another 20,000 people still reported missing.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Maximus Ongkili said the inspection of passengers, luggage and containers from Japan was no longer necessary.
The monitoring was conducted by officers of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency (MNA).
This followed information from the Japanese embassy here that monitoring at Japan ports and airports confirmed the rate of exposure as not harmful to health.
Ongkili said checks were done on passengers of 102 flights from Japan to Malaysia and that exposure on 29 people was found to be below normal level.
The Health Ministry will continue to monitor food imported from Japan through the Food Safety Information System Of Malaysia (FoSIM) to ensure safety.
"A total of 79 food samples were analysed for Japan radioactive content and found to comply with permissible levels," he said.
Details on monitoring of food imported from Japan can be found on the Food Safety and Quality Division website at http://fsq.moh.gov.my.
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11 triggered a tsunami and damaged a nuclear plant in Japan.
Some 10,000 people were confirmed killed with another 20,000 people still reported missing.