date:Oct 17, 2012
Beef exports from Japans Fukushima prefecture will resume for the first time in more than a year, according to RTT News.
Fukushima was one of several prefectures, or provinces, that had stopped exporting beef to the US after a nuclear power plant there was damaged during a tsunami in March 2011. The accident sent radioactive materials into the ocean and atmosphere, contaminating food and water supplies.
Cattle from Fukushima must undergo radiation tests before shipment. The meat is destined fo