Regulation of food safety risks: the case of food irradiation in Japan

An analytical overview of the composition and characteristics of China's food safety standards

“…32 Countries have agreed to allow certain levels of radioactive contaminants in specific food types, and have outlined corresponding limits in Table 1. 33 This demonstrates the ongoing evolution of global food safety regulations in response to changing environmental conditions. The EU has also set up standards for monitoring new foods after they are introduced to the market by collecting data on the potential adverse effects of foods.…”

“…In the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, the Japanese government issued interim food safety guidelines, including residual limits for various radioactive substances in food and sales restrictions for certain Fukushima‐origin products, and revised the Food Safety Basic Act in 2012 in response to citizens' demands 32 . Countries have agreed to allow certain levels of radioactive contaminants in specific food types, and have outlined corresponding limits in Table 1 33 . This demonstrates the ongoing evolution of global food safety regulations in response to changing environmental conditions.…”