Footwear latest radiation scare in Indonesia's export products


JAKARTA: Two containers of Indonesian-made footwear were returned by the United States due to suspected radioactive contamination, according to Indonesia’s nuclear contamination response task force.

The case marks the latest in a string of export rejections linked to radiation alerts, with previous incidents involving shrimp and spices, raising concerns about oversight of scrap metal imports and monitoring systems at industrial sites.

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