TOKYO (Bernama-Xinhua): Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in mushroom locally grown in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, government report showed on Tuesday.
The sample of Cortinarius caperatus, a type of edible mushroom, in the prefecture's Narusawa village, reported a cesium level of 150 becquerels per kilogram (Bq/kg), said the report published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on its official website.
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