Brussels, 17/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - Purely on the grounds of the precautionary principle, EU member states have been asked to monitor radioactivity levels in food imports from Japan. This is one of the consequences of the threat of a major nuclear disaster if the situation at the Fukushima power plant cannot be brought under control.
On Tuesday 15 March, the European Commission made this recommendation through the rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) which, in the event of a...