AFPAs part of efforts to restore confidence in make grown that following the 2011 nuclear catastrophe, European luxury store Harrods has begun selling peaches from Japan’s Fukushima region.
Peaches from Fukushima were the first to be sold in a European store for £80 ($ 104 ) per box of three marks the first time they were sold there.
A radioactivity hole that is still being treated to this day was caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy plant’s reactors melting after a catastrophic tsunami.
Since 2011, fields in the area, which produces peaches for the second-largest amount of it in Japan, have struggled to market their produce due to pollution concerns.
The peaches ‘ sale at Harrods is part of efforts by the power plant’s operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company ( Tepco ), to restore the region’s reputation internationally.
Two decades after the UK lifted its most recent trade ban on Fukushima food items and after a taste test at social events was held.
In October, Harrods will start selling a variety of the region’s Shine Muscat wine.
Similar activities have also been conducted by Tepco in Thailand and the US.
All local farmland and fish products are then subject to energy tests.
However, stress about the profound effects of energy in Fukushima remains.
The Japanese government’s announcement last year that it would release treated waste water from the nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean proved highly controversial, despite having the backing of a United Nations nuclear watchdog.
China, which was the biggest consumer of seafood from Japan, responded by blocking goods. Additionally, Russia halted exports, accusing Tokyo of being un clear about how to relieve the treated water.
The US military in Japan later began bulk buying the seafood.
However, attempts to clear up the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are continuing.
On Tuesday, a procedure to remove a small amount of nuclear dust was resumed. It will be used to evaluate the conditions inside the nuclear reactor.
Last month, the first test to remove dust was postponed due to issues with the equipment.
In the 13 years since the crisis, the first attempts to remove material had been made.
The units ‘ levels of radiation are so great that special computers have had to be constructed to withstand the circumstances.