Other parts of Asia have stepped up their screening of Japanese food imports for radioactive contamination after radioactive substances were detected on vegetables and raw milk produced near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power complex.
In China, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine ordered authorities Monday to inspect Japanese food imports for radiation, the Xinhua news agency said.
China imported $593 million worth of agricultural products from Japan last year.