Japanese restaurant in Thailand stops serving flounder off Soma

Fukushima Prefecture announced on the 12th that 11 Japanese restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand, have stopped serving flounder, flounder, and octopus caught off the coast of Soma City, Thailand.

Thailand does not restrict the import of Fukushima products, but the decision was made after local civic groups protested and the ban spread over the internet, causing stores to fear slander and a drop in customer numbers. This was the first export of fresh fish produced in the prefecture since the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, but there is no prospect of resuming supply. According to the prefecture, 143 kilograms were exported to Thailand since February 28, and about 50 kilograms were consumed at an event jointly sponsored by 11 stores that began on the 2nd of this month.

The plan was to export about 1 ton by the end of March. Local consumer groups and other groups have complained to the Thai Ministry of Health, saying, ``Do not feed the public with dangerous fish.''

Meanwhile, the ministry has stated that it is "safe as it has been rigorously inspected." According to the prefecture's radioactive cesium survey, all seafood produced in the prefecture since fiscal 2015 has been below the national standard (100 becquerels per kilogram). Takahiro Ichimura, head of the prefecture's product promotion strategy division, said, ``Thailand is the largest export destination for agricultural products.We want to take the best measures to gain understanding.'' <Mainichi Shimbun>

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