Restrictions on Shipment, Intake, etc. Based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

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●Inspections of radioactive materials in processed foods, etc.

●Standard Limits for Radioactive Substances in Foods

1 Explanations of Shipping Restrictions and Other Terms

(Intake Restrictions)

　 A government directive that, in addition to shipment restrictions, limits intake (including agricultural products intended for personal consumption or home-grown produce) when significantly high levels of radioactive materials are detected.

(Shipment Restrictions)

A government directive that restricts shipments when radioactive materials exceeding the standards specified in the Food Sanitation Act are detected over a wide geographical area.

(Prefectural Request for Voluntary Restraint)

A request by the prefecture to refrain from consumption, shipment, or self-consumption of food when radioactive materials exceeding the standards specified in the Food Sanitation Act are detected.

2 Areas Under Restrictions on Intake, Shipment, etc., by Item

*Affected areas are divided by colour on the map

Areas Under Restrictions on Intake, Shipment, etc., by Item
Maps of Intake and Shipment Restrictions, etc., by Food Type (Maps correspond to the food items listed on the right, in order from top to bottom.)	Affected Foods
Vegetables [PDFファイル／668KB]	Non-heading leafy vegetables, heading leafy vegetables, flowerhead brassicas Turnips Japanese horseradish (only field-cultivated) Chili peppers
Fruits and tree nuts [PDFファイル／1.33MB]	Plums Loquats Yuzu Persimmons Kiwi fruits Chocolate vine (wild only) Ginkgo nuts Chestnuts Walnuts
Rice (2022-2024 harvest) [PDFファイル／298KB]	2022 harvest (excluding rice managed under the prefectural management plan) 2023-2024 harvest (excluding rice managed under the prefectural management plan)
Edible wild plants [PDFファイル／1.76MB]	Ostrich ferns (fiddleheads) Bamboo shoots Butterbur sprouts (wild only) Fiddlehead ferns Japanese angelica buds (wild only) Bracken ferns Koshiabura shoots Butterbur Uwabamiso (wild only) Japanese pepper (wild only) Japanese spikenard (wild only) Hime bamboo shoots (wild only)
Mushrooms [PDFファイル／747KB]	Log-grown Shiitake mushrooms (those cultivated outdoors only) Log-grown Shiitake mushrooms (those cultivated indoors only) Log-grown Nameko mushrooms (those cultivated outdoors only) Wild mushrooms (mycorrhizal and saprophytic mushrooms)
Livestock products and honey [PDFファイル／459KB]	Raw milk Beef Honey (mixed-flower honey only)
Fisheries products [PDFファイル／1.21MB]	Landlocked salmon (excluding farm-raised) Char (excluding farm-raised) Japanese dace Ayu sweetfish (excluding farm-raised) Crucian carp (excluding farm-raised) Willow gudgeon (farm-raised) Oriental weather loach (farm-raised) Japanese mitten crabs
Wild game [PDFファイル／786KB]	Boar meat Bear meat Copper pheasant meat, Spot-billed duck meat, Green pheasant meat, Hare meat Mallard meat Sika deer meat

*On the maps, restricted areas are colour-coded as follows.

Dark red: Intake restriction areas
Light red: Shipment restriction areas
Beige: Shipment restriction areas (wild produce only)
Yellow: Prefectural request for voluntary restraint areas

3 Current Shipment Restrictions, etc.

　 List of shipment and intake restrictions, etc. (as of 18 Oct. 2024) (Japanese only) [PDFファイル／297KB]
　　 *Tabular format is shown for each item.

　 Status of shipment restrictions and requests for voluntary restraint (as of 18 Oct. 2024) (Japanese only) [PDFファイル／211KB]
　　 *History of past directives and lifts of shipment restrictions, etc.

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