Food Updates as of April 6, 2011

This chart compares the measurements taken of iodine and cesium levels in raw milk from Ibaraki yesterday (April 5) to those taken two times earlier. Levels of iodine and cesium have gone down in all cases.

Iodine

Hitachi Ota	Mar 19 77 Bq/kg	Mar 30 11 Bq/kg	Apr 5 6 Bq/kg
Kasama	Mar 21 270 Bq/kg	Mar 30 8 Bq/kg	Apr 5 6 Bq/kg
Inashiki	—	Mar 30 23 Bq/kg	Apr 5 11 Bq/kg
Kawachi	Mar 21 150 Bq/kg	Mar 30 39 Bq/kg	Apr 5 18 Bq/kg
Joso	Mar 19 23 Bq/kg	Mar 30 10 Bq/kg	Apr 5 5 Bq/kg

Cesium

Hitachi Ota	Mar 19 3 Bq/kg	Mar 30 not detected	Apr 5 not detected
Kasama	Mar 21 97 Bq/kg	Mar 30 Bq/kg	Apr 5 2 Bq/kg
Inashiki	—	Mar 30 3 Bq/kg	Apr 5 1 Bq/kg
Kawachi	Mar 21 18 Bq/kg	Mar 30 8 Bq/kg	Apr 5 6 Bq/kg
Joso	Mar 19 2 Bq/kg	Mar 30 2 Bq/kg	Apr 5 1 Bq/kg

Source: http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/20110311eq/data/20110406gennyuu.pdf

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Levels at which we need to start getting concerned
iodine (I-131): 300 Bq/kg for milk and milk products
cesium (Cs-134, 136, 137): 200 Bq/kg for milk and milk products

Today’s verdict: Safe to drink milk from Ibaraki.