Singapore to Eliminate Japanese Food Import Restrictions

Singapore will eliminate its remaining import restrictions on food produced in Japan’s Fukushima region, Japan said Nov. 4, according to an unofficial translation of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs release. Japan said Singapore considered “the safety measures Japan has taken so far,” including the pre-export inspection of food.” The announcement came as Japan implores countries to reduce restrictions created to guard against possible food-related radiation contamination from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in 2011 (see 1911010030).