Mushrooms and berries with radiation found in the Gomel region: how to check your

In August, specialists of the territorial centers of hygiene and epidemiology of the Gomel region conducted radiation control: 199 samples of food products were checked for the content of cesium-137. In what samples revealed excess – said in the Department.

The researchers examined 83 food samples and 11 water samples from the public sector. Exceeding the permissible level of cesium-137 was not recorded in any of the samples - the products and water meet the standards.

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Excess in the private sector: where and in what products

In the private sector, 116 food samples were taken. In 14 of them (12.1%), the content of cesium-137 was higher than normal.

Exceedings revealed:

in 7 samples - fresh mushrooms and products of their processing;

• in 6 samples - wild berries and canned goods from them;

• in 1 sample - dried mushrooms.

Cases were recorded in four districts of the Gomel region: Bragin, Kormyansk, Narovlyansk and Svetlogorsk.

How far the standards are exceeded: product figures

Fresh mushrooms and their processed products. The permissible level is 500 Bq / kg. In the samples studied, the indicator ranged from 620 to 1826 Bq / kg. The maximum value is registered in the Kormyansky district.

Wild-growing berries and products from them. Standard - 160 Bq / kg. Actual values ranged from 166 Bq/kg (Braginsky district) to 8190 Bq/kg (Kormyansky district) – that is, an excess of ten times.

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Dried mushrooms. At the norm of 2500 Bq / kg in one sample recorded 5426 Bq / kg. The sample was studied in Bragin district.

Where and how to check your products for free

Residents of the region can freely submit for analysis products from personal farms, including wild mushrooms and berries, meat of wild animals and fish of local catch. Research is carried out in the territorial centers of hygiene and epidemiology of the Gomel region.

In Gomel, samples are taken in the Gomel Regional Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health (49 Moiseenko St.).

Sampling requirements:

- for liquid and fresh products - at least 0.5 liters;

- for dry mushrooms - at least 100 g.

The result is reported orally on the day of treatment.

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