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. 2019 Jul 15;116(31):15414–15419. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903481116

Table 1.

International standards by country and organization, including specified food types, for 137Cs contamination levels in units of becquerels per kilogram

Food IPPNW, 1996 Belarus, current Russia, current Ukraine, current Japan, current European Union 1994 Codex IAEA FDA
Infant food 8 37 40–60 40 50 370 1,000 1,000 1,200
Noninfant food 16 NS NS NS 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200
Milk 16 100 100 100 50 370 1,000 1,000 1,200
Fruit 16 40–100 40–120 40–70 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200
Berries 16 185–370 160–500 500 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200
Mushroom 16 2,500 2500 2500 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200
Bread, cereal 16 40 40–60 20–50 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200
Meat 16 180–500 160 200 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200
Fish 16 150 130 150 100 600 1,000 1,000 1,200

NS, not specified.