The government on Thursday lifted the last bans on shipments of beef cattle — from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures — suspended due to leaks of radioactive material from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
The government lifted the ban on beef cattle shipments from Miyagi Prefecture on Aug. 19.
Shipments from the three prefectures were suspended after cesium exceeding the government limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram was found in meat from local farms. The cattle were contaminated after being fed straw tainted by radioactive fallout.