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Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm

Wednesday, Indonesian authorities confirmed Cesium-137 contamination at a Lampung clove plantation after the United States Food and Drug Administration blocked spice imports from PT Natural Java Spice in September.
A shrimp recall in August revealed this was the second Indonesian food product recalled this year, with earlier contamination traced to a steel factory 3 kilometers from the PT Bahari Makmuri Sejati shrimp processing facility.
Bara Khrisna Hasibuan said `We are working to locate the source and contain the contamination to prevent further spread`, and sales of suspected clove products are halted pending laboratory test results.
Authorities inspected clove processing facilities in Surabaya city, East Java, and Central Java province with Indonesia's Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency, urging public and businesses to remain calm as contamination is localized.
Experts say health risks are low because only very low levels of radioactivity were identified, but they stress locating the source; Cs-137 can cause severe burns, radiation sickness and cancer risk.

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Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm

Indonesian officials say they have detected traces of radioactive cesium 137 at a clove plantation as the country searches for the source of radioactive contamination that forced recalls of shrimp and spices exported to the U.S.

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