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DavidG_WI

(245 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:09 PM Sep 2014

Radiation risk with imported Asian foods?

I used to love eating Asian food, like I love Soba and Mai-Fun noodles, Fish Sauce etc, in the stores I've been to most of the imports from Asia don't list the country of origin, only the company that imported it to the US. this along with the extremely lax testing of food in the US, especially when it comes to potentially radioactive foods has kept me from eating some of my favourite dishes for years now.

So whats safe, whats now, any brands in particular to look for?

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Radiation risk with imported Asian foods? (Original Post) DavidG_WI Sep 2014 OP

You'll never know without a meter Warpy Sep 2014 #1

Radiation risk with imported Asian foods? Miss connie Sep 2014 #2

Warpy

(111,556 posts)

1. You'll never know without a meter

Reply to DavidG_WI (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:20 PM

Sep 2014

so I suggest if you're really concerned about this that you get a small handheld meter. Because they don't have the legal or regulatory structures over there to oversee this stuff, you'll never know where it came from.

I'm old so I don't care any more.

Miss connie

(4 posts)

2. Radiation risk with imported Asian foods?

Reply to DavidG_WI (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 11:09 PM

Sep 2014

I think the quality of Asia food import outside to the foreign country would be ok ,don't worry about that.

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