Food Products Imported from Japan.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

07-May-2012 15:29 IST

Food Products Imported from Japan

The details of food items imported from Japan are as under :

                                                                                          Quantity in Tons   Value in Rs. Lacs

 All figures except Rice, Tea and Oil seeds have been rounded off             

Source: DGCI&S

:Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) following the earthquake in Japan and concerns of possible radiation leakage from affected nuclear plants, increased the surveillance of food imports from Japan to ensure that they are safe for consumption. FSSAI vide an advisory dated 15.03.2011 decided that as a precautionary measure, samples of food articles, particularly fresh produce, exported from Japan after 11.03.2011, such as seafood, fruits, vegetables and meat shall be tested for radioactive contamination before issuing NOC to the Customs. 

This information was given by Shri Jyotiradiya M. Scindia,  Minister of State for Commerce & Industry   in written reply to a question in  Lok    Sabha today.

DS/GK