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Radiation from Japan detected in California milk

04/05/2011
By Victoria Schlesinger

Milk samples taken from farms in San Luis Obispo and Spokane, Washington, contained low levels of the radioisotope 131, which was produced by nuclear reactors in Japan. While the level is low, a Food and Drug Administration official erroneously characterized the risk of consumed radiation, causing outrage among scientists and environmentalists. California Watch’s Susan...
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