Clove farm in Indonesia's Lampung has Caesium 137 contamination: Task force


JAKARTA: A clove farm in Indonesia's Lampung province has contamination from Caesium 137, a radioactive isotope, although it is limited and has not spread to other commodities, a special task force looking into contamination cases said on Monday (Oct 13).

Cloves from the farm on the island of Sumatra will not be sold until after further laboratory testing, task force spokesperson Bara Hasibuan said, adding authorities are still looking for the contamination source.

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