Radioactive
caesium has been detected above the safety level in rice for the first time in
Japan since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima plant.
The sample came from a Fukushima city farm
about 60km from the plant.
The government is considering banning
shipments from the area it was found.
There have been a series of scares over
radiation in food in Japan in recent months - in beef, mushrooms and green tea
among other products - but never before in the country's staple, rice.
Now caesium in concentrations above the
official safety limit has been detected in a sample from a farm in Fukushima
city.
The rice was being prepared for market, but
Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said none had been sold.
The discovery highlights the difficulty of
tracking the radiation which has been spread across eastern Japan by wind and
rain.
Local governments in rural areas have set up
testing centres to try to ensure contaminated products do not get into the food
chain.
Last week the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
also began testing samples bought at shops in the capital in an attempt to
further reassure anxious members of the public.
Roland Buerk
BBC News, Tokyo
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