Hong Kong reports no radiation exceedances in latest Japanese seafood tests
Hong Kong's food safety authority tested 212 Japanese food samples for radiation from 22-23 October, finding no exceedances. Since August 2023, 269,760 Japanese import samples and 57,460 local fishery samples have all passed tests. The government continues to monitor environmental radiation.
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said on 23 October that it had tested 212 samples of Japanese aquatic products, seaweed and sea salt for radiation levels in the 24 hours to noon that day, and found no readings exceeding safe standards. The checks are part of ongoing measures to ensure food safety for products not banned from import into Hong Kong.
The tests cover all Japanese aquatic products, seaweed and sea salt that are allowed into the city. The CFS, under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, only releases such goods for market supply after confirming they do not exceed radiation limits.
Separately, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) tested 50 local fishery samples for radiation during the same period, with all passing inspection. The Hong Kong Observatory has also stepped up monitoring of environmental radiation levels in local waters and reported no abnormalities to date.
Since 24 August 2023, when Hong Kong tightened import controls on Japanese seafood, the CFS and AFCD have tested a cumulative 269,760 Japanese food samples — including 167,933 aquatic products, seaweed and sea salt — and 57,460 local fishery samples. All have passed radiation-level tests.
Detailed results are available on the CFS's dedicated webpage on import controls for Japanese food, the AFCD's radiological testing page, and the Hong Kong Observatory's seawater radiation monitoring page.
