Wang Yuanyuan
RESIDENTS need not worry about the quality of vegetables sold in Shenzhen because most leafy vegetables are grown in nearby areas, not where radioactive isotope iodine-131 was found in spinach.
Some were from provinces such as Guizhou and Hainan where there were no radiation problems, the city s biggest vegetable wholesale market, Buji Farm Produce Wholesale Market, said Thursday.
The farm produce quality inspection center has taken steps to inspect vegetables every day since the radiation crisis erupted in Japan and so far no abnormalities had been reported, said market manager Lin Shaoru.
The Ministry of Health said extremely small amounts of isotope iodine-131 were found in spinach in Beijing, Tianjin and Henan Province on Wednesday.
However, the amounts were only 1000th to 3000th of the limit stipulated in the national radiation safety standards, China s National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said in a report Wednesday.
Meanwhile, sale of seafood in the city had not been affected and remained stable, Thursday s Daily Sunshine reported.
Many seafood wholesalers said the demand for seafood at restaurants was the same as usual, while retail sales also remained stable.
We sell about 150 kilograms of fresh clams every day, a wholesaler at Meilin Farm Produce Wholesale Market said.
Most seafood comes from marine farms in Dapeng, Longgang District, and Shekou in Nanshan District.
Prices of clams, prawns and other shellfish remained stable.
