Food security and safety

Food Safety Measures to Cope with Cesium Contamination in Rice after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Rice is the staple food in Japan.  Thus, the Japanese government is paying special attention to rice contamination by cesium after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident of March 2011.  This article aims to...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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The National Medium- and Long-Term Plan for Animal Disease Control (2012-2020)

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China Animal disease control concerns food safety and public health as well as social harmony and stability. It is an important responsibility of the government in social management and...
Country: China Topic: Food security and safety
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Securing Stable Food Supply and Food Security in Japan (Part 2)

Fumihiro Kabuta
Fumihiro Kabuta, Ph.D. Policy Research Coordinator, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   (Continued from Part 1 uploaded on September 5, 2014)   I. Securing Stable Food Supply Article 2 (The Basic Law on Food,...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Regulation Values for Radioactive Materials in Food after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo, Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Introduction On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced an unforgettable disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, which involved the wide-spread of radioactive materials.　On March 17, 2011, the Ministry of Health, Labour...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Ensuring the food Security of a Populous Nation

Kong Xiangzhi, Mu Nana, Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong, Kong Xiangzhi, Mu Nana   School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   The national grains security strategy that takes our side as the dominant factor, bases itself on its own country, guarantees the production capacity, imports...
Country: China Topic: Food security and safety
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