Would You Like Fries With That Radiation?
A state minister in charge of consumer affairs and food-safety in Japan was unconcerned when he learned that meat from six cows which had been contaminated by radioactive cesium made it to market and was probably eaten. “If we were to eat the meat everyday, then it would probably be dangerous,” Goshi Hosono said. “But if it is consumed only in small portions, I don’t think it would have any long-lasting effects on the human body.” He added that it was a good thing the meat hadn’t made its way to the United States where there’s no such thing as a small portion.
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