Four months following the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan and caused a disaster at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, the Japanese government has confirmed that a bit of cesium-contaminated beef from that region has made its way to groceries and likely to the dinner plates of consumers.
But, reports CNN, the state minister in charge of consumer affairs and food-safety is trying to downplay any potential harm the tainted meat, which came from a farm only 18 miles from the damaged reactor, could pose.
"If we were to eat the meat everyday, then it would probably be dangerous," he said at a news conference earlier today. "But if it is consumed only in small portions, I don't think it would have any long-lasting effects on the human body."
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