Russia: Radioactive blueberries found on Moscow market
Inspectors have found radioactive blueberries at a market in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow. The fruit in q…Inspectors have found radioactive blueberries at a market in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow. The fruit in question was emitting nine times the recommended amount of radiation.
"Veterinary experts in the Solnechnogorsk district have taken measures to withdraw the berries from circulation and destroy the radioactive products," the Moscow Region Veterinary Department said in a statement.
The origin of the berries is uncertain, as it how they came to be so radioactive in the first place. The inspectors say the owners of the the berries claimed to have purchased them from a company called "Vegetta," based in the town of Dolgoprudny in the Khlebnikov district.
Earlier in July, the Federal Consumer Protection Service said it had found excessive levels of radioactive Cesium 137 in mushrooms, berries and wild boar meat in parts of the Kaluga region affected by fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Government health officials advise consumers to purchase only from reputable sources and to avoid food of unknown origin.