China to review food safety threats posed by Fukushima water release: Ministry

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China declared investigating the possible threats on food and agricultural products by the contaminated Fukushima water Japan plans on releasing, according to the commerce ministry on Thursday.

Earlier in the week, Japan announced its plan to release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea from the plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 will start in about two years after filtering it to remove harmful isotopes.

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South Korea, China, Taiwan; Japan’s neighbours do not agree with the plan.

China is seriously concerned about Japan's unilateral decision to discharge wastewater from Fukushima into the sea, Gao Feng, the ministry's spokesman, said at a regular press conference.

"We will closely follow the development of the situation and assess possible threats posed to the safety of related food and agricultural products and their trade, to ensure the safety of Chinese consumers," said Gao.