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Five months on from the series of disasters that befell Japan on 11 March, consumer fears over radiation contamination are continuing to undermine fresh produce exports

Concern over radioactive contamination of Japanese produce is cutting into export sales and undermining the country’s standing as a producer of high quality and safe agricultural products.

According to a report in the Asahi Shimbun, fresh produce exports from the country have plummeted since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began leaking radioactive material following the earthquake and tsunami earlier in the year.

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