Topic > Korean Precautions for Japanese Imports - 2318

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, many mass media began to warn about Fukushima and Japanese products. As a result, the Korean government began to regulate the import of agricultural and marine products from Japan. The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced on May 25, 2013 that it will stop importing certain items from Chiba. As a result of this policy, the import of 21 types of agricultural products and whole marine products from 8 provinces is restricted. They also stressed that they will strengthen this regulation in case radioactive material is detected from other items. As a result, the consumption of agricultural and marine products is rapidly declining. The entire market suffers from declining sales and falling prices due to consumer concerns over radioactive contamination of products. According to the agricultural marketing industry, the average price of fresh agricultural products has generally decreased (22.4.2011) as the nationwide wholesale market scales up. For example, the price of green chili pepper (10 kg) is 28,800 won, which is less than half the price of a year ago, 61,200 won. Prices for other products have also fallen by around half compared to last year. Agriculture officials said the main reason for this drop in prices is fear of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Sea products are found in the same circumstances. According to the sales volume of seafood on E-mart, seafood caught in the East Sea and South Sea near Japan decrease by up to 40%. The marine industry official said that the consumer feels an unconditional revulsion towards both Japanese and domestic marine products. But Koreans' fear of agricultural and marine products...... middle of paper...... SecretariatPark by R , CI, Banda. G. W, Kim, B. I., Do, K. H, Bae, J. M., Sung, D. W.,. . . Choi, W, C. (2013). Does radiation from radioactivity scare you? : Intervention on the forum of radiation protection professionals. (pp:77-79). Seoul: Korean Medical Science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. (2012).[The graph illustrates the numerical value of the concentration of radiation contamination]. Deposition of cesium-137 and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident. Retrieved from doi:10.1073 / 1112058108Yonhap News. (2013, September 6). [The map illustrates approximately 8 provinces reserved for the import of agricultural, food and marine products]. Eight provinces bordering Fukushima have banned the total import of seafood. Retrieved from http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=001&aid=0006471005