Economy

Macao bars food imports from five Japanese prefectures

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-24 14:25

MACAO - The Government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has decided to suspend food imports from Japan's Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures that are being affected by the radiation leakage in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis, the Macao Post Daily reported on Thursday.

The newspaper quoted a statement by Macao's Food Safety Co-ordination Group as saying that Macao currently has no food imported from the five prefectures, but residents and tourists are warned not to bring food from these regions to Macao.

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The statement said that the government will continue to check each consignment of food imported from Japan at all local border checkpoints for radiation, while Macao Customs will step up baggage checks, at the airport, of passengers arriving from Japan.

Macao Post Daily also reported that some hotels in Macao have stopped buying ingredients from Japan for their Japanese restaurants on concern of radiation leaks.