The Wire

Fears of radiation leaks from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have today led to a total ban on all food imports to Australia from affected regions. So if Australia won’t touch the food from these areas, how is Japan itself coping with the possible dangers of eating contaminated food? Physicist Nigel Marks explained to The Wire’s Wade Stephens about the current levels of radioactivity in Japan, and how this could affect food consumption worldwide.