Hong Kong finds no radiation in Japanese seafood imports, local fish in latest tests
Hong Kong's food safety watchdog tested 144 Japanese seafood samples and 50 local fishery samples in the 24 hours to 12 November, finding no radiation exceeding safety limits. Since 24 August 2023, a total of 274,889 Japanese imports and 58,462 local samples have all passed tests.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has conducted radiation tests on 144 samples of Japanese imported aquatic products, seaweed and sea salt between noon on 11 November and noon on 12 November 2026, finding no levels exceeding safety standards. These products are not banned from entering Hong Kong, but the CFS requires all consignments to pass radiation screening before release for market supply.
During the same period, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) tested 50 local fishery product samples for radiation, all of which passed. The Hong Kong Observatory has also stepped up environmental radiation monitoring in local waters, reporting no abnormalities to date.
Since 24 August 2023 up to noon on 12 November 2026, the CFS has tested a cumulative total of 274,889 Japanese imported food samples, including 170,997 aquatic products, seaweed and sea salt samples. The AFCD has tested 58,462 local fishery product samples over the same period. All samples have passed radiation level tests.
Details of the testing are available on the CFS's dedicated webpage on control measures for Japanese imported food, the AFCD's radiological testing page, and the Hong Kong Observatory's seawater radiation monitoring page.
