New Info on Iodine Standard in FDA Q&A on Safety of Japan's Food
The Food and Drug Administration has updated its question and answer document on what it is doing to ensure the safety of food products imported from Japan to add information on the FDA standard for Iodine-131 in foods. FDA has…
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set a Derived Intervention Level (DIL) for Iodine-131 of 170 Bq/kg in foods prepared for consumption. This level does not define a safe or unsafe level of exposure, but instead a level at which protective measures would be recommended to ensure that no one receives a significant dose. The Q&A continues to state that all milk and milk products and vegetables and fruits produced or manufactured from the four Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma will be detained upon entry into the U.S. They will not be allowed to enter the U.S. food supply, unless shown to be free from radionuclide contamination, with the exception of specific products restricted by Japan - these will be refused admission into the U.S. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/30/11, 03/28/11, 03/22/11 and 03/24/11 news, 11032813, 11032813, 11032225, and 11032438, for previous BP summaries of the Q&A and FDA's import alert on the topic.)