Is radiation still concern in matcha?

[Chip]

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I snapped this pic about two weeks ago as I was driving by the meter, it reads 0.115 µSv / hr (that's micro Sieverts per hour) and is located about a block from our office. This is about average to most cities on the planet, lower than some, higher than others. I hear Rome and London are around 2.0...

OMG, everyone should evacuate Rome and London!

[chingwa]

This is why I buy all my sencha from Japan and not Europe

[puerhking]

Let's not generalize too much. There is a distinct difference between background radiation coming from a city or even your home and fallout from a nuclear meltdown.

Having said that....I haven't stopped drinking Japanese teas.

[JBaymore]

It's been a while, but for some reason the radiation kooks are creeping out over the last few days.

There were news stories a short while ago her in the USA about another brand new leak of radioactive water at Fukushima. Likely that is the genesis of that situation.

best,

...............john

[Catfur]

Since this seems to be the most recent Tea & Radiation Chicken Little thread:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/scien ... .html?_r=1

Fear of radiation is apparently ~3 orders of magnitude more dangerous than actual radiation...

[Alex]

Yeah I posted a link to "infinite monkey cage" (get the podcasts they are amazing) in the old thread where they were discussing this. Check it out!

[teaformeplease]

Q's:
Im starting to drink matcha tea from japan but concerned if radiation is still a problem in their tea

Response:
MATCHA FROM JAPAN HAS RADIATION. CONFIRMED.
Find alternative source not from Japan.
Other then that I Highly recommend it.
All the positive benefits, also confirmed.
Plus more benefits not commonly known.
car4salead@outlook.com

Matcha isn't matcha if it isn't from Japan

Only you can decide what you want to consume but I feel pretty safe at this point. Check out this article for more:

https://worldoftea.org/is-japanese-tea-safe-to-drink/