Radiation Found in Tokyo Water, Produce From Near Nuclear Plant

Small amounts of radiation were detected in Tokyo’s water supply and above-limits radiation was found in milk and spinach from areas near Japan’s damaged nuclear plant, the government said in its first acknowledgement the disaster may have contaminated the food supply.

“This is not at the level that would have any direct effect on your health,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said at a news briefing in Tokyo yesterday. Eating the spinach for one year would be equivalent to 20 percent of the radiation exposure associated with a CT scan, he said.