China steps up radiation vigilance

CHINa: Chinese authorities said yesterday, they were stepping up checks of incoming travellers and goods for possible radiation contamination as Japan's quake-triggered nuclear crisis escalated. Border inspection authorities in Shanghai released a statement Wednesday saying they were checking all incoming travellers, luggage, and imports of food and other goods from Japan that enter the city's airport or port.

The nation's product safety agency issued a notice late Tuesday ordering a u t h o r i t i e s involved in inspection of incoming goods nationwide to "strengthen their analysis of the risk of radioactive material entering the country".

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine added that inspectors must "effectively perform the job of monitoring atomic and radioactive matter at ports". Beijing, Wednesday,

AFP