"Mothers in the prefecture have publicly held protests, expressing outrage over possible health effects of radiation from the plant affecting their newborns. About 18,000 babies are born each year in the prefecture. About half of those babies, according to the government, are breastfed."
"A survey conducted in May and June by Japan's national government found traces of radioactive cesium in the breast milk of seven of 21 mothers in Fukushima. Experts say the minute amounts posed no health risks to babies."Yeah, it's about time. But only in Fukushima? At least they should consider testing in all "Eastern Japan" (Tohoku & Kanto). Remember, radioactive materials are not distributed equally within neat little circles drawn on maps nor do they neatly fall within prefecture borders. Apparently, the lessons from Chernobyl go unnoticed and the mistakes from said tragedy are doomed to be repeated . . . I do not know about you, but I am tired of hearing the "presumed" experts say "amounts pose no health risks." These words will live in infamy as the world slowly realizes just how serious this ongoing accident really is.
These infants are extremely small, and they will be drinking radioactive cesium tainted breast milk. The cesium will accumulate in their bodies during one of the most crucial periods of development. If their claims of health risks is based on science, where were the experiments performed? I assume nowhere, since such experimentation would deemed unethical. However, is it not equally unethical to tell young mothers that there are no health risks without truly knowing? Personally, I think these "experts" should no longer be talking to journalists, but to the judges of their trials for crimes against humanity.
If you would like to read the original news, here is the URL:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/asia/japan-breast-milk-tests/index.html
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