On August 24th, the Japanese government unilaterally forced the Fukushima nuclear polluted water to be discharged into the sea, which seriously violated the rights and interests of consumers in China. On behalf of consumers in China, the China Consumers Association strongly condemned and resolutely opposed Japan’s extremely selfish and irresponsible behavior.
On August 24th, in order to protect the health of consumers in China, the General Administration of Customs issued the Announcement on Total Suspension of the Import of Japanese Aquatic Products, and decided to completely suspend the import of aquatic products (including edible aquatic animals, the same below) originating in Japan from August 24th, 2023 (inclusive). On August 25, the General Administration of Market Supervision said that it would strengthen the supervision of aquatic food safety and salt price, urge food producers and operators to strictly abide by food safety laws and regulations and relevant provisions on imported food, and strengthen food safety sampling monitoring of imported aquatic products sold in the market. If relevant illegal acts are found, they will be investigated and dealt with in strict accordance with the law. In this regard, the China Consumers Association urges food producers and operators to strictly abide by the relevant regulations of relevant departments and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
The China Consumers Association reminds consumers to pay attention to the authoritative release of relevant state departments, paying special attention to overseas purchasing and other channels to ensure the safety of catering; At the same time, we should be rational, don’t worry and panic, don’t believe in rumors, don’t spread rumors, and don’t blindly follow the trend to buy consumer goods such as salt.
China Consumers Association will continue to pay close attention to this incident, strengthen social supervision and resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers in China.
(CCTV reporter Wang Wei)