(Provisional translation)

Chiba Prefecture Press release Results of the monitoring inspection on fisheries products (alfonsino and dried laver) Release date: 20 April, 2012 Fisheries Division Fisheries Department Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Bureau Tel: 043-223-3030 In relation to the accident occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the Chiba Prefectural Government has implemented the monitoring inspection on radioactivity level, in order to ensure safety of fisheries products in Chiba Prefecture. The results of the inspection showed that radioactivity was below the Standard Limit in all the seven samples analyzed this time. Detailed results are as follows: (1) 5.6 Bq/kg of radioactive cesium was detected from the alfonsino sample landed at the Choshi Fishing Port on 17 April; and (2) no radioactive cesium was detected from six dried laver samples taken respectively in Gyotoku (Ichikawa City), Kaneda (Kisarazu City), Kutsuma (Kisarazu City), Futtsu (Futtsu City), Shin-Futtsu (Futtsu City), and Shimosu (Futtsu City) cultivation areas on 11 April, and then processed. The Chiba Prefectural Government will continue to conduct inspections of radioactive materials in fishery products, and to publicize the results promptly for ensuring the safety of Chiba’s fishery products.

Results of the inspection - Facility that conducted the analysis: IDEA Consultants, Inc. for No.1 Japan Chemical Analysis Center. for No.2-7 Unit: Bq/kg Total of Landing port / Sampling Radioactive Radioactive No Item radioactive Fishing ground date cesium-134 cesium-137 cesium

Choshi Fishing Port / Alfonsino 1 Offshore Choshi and 17-Apr 2.4 3.2 5.6 (Beryx splendens) Kujukuri

Laver ND*1 ND*1 ND*1 2 Gyotoku 11-Apr (Dried) (<12) (<11) (<23)

Laver ND*1 ND*1 ND*1 3 Kaneda 11-Apr (Dried) (<12) (<7.9) (<20)*2 Laver ND*1 ND*1 ND*1 4 Kutsuma 11-Apr (Dried) (<13) (<11) (<24)

Laver ND*1 ND*1 ND*1 5 Futtsu 11-Apr (Dried) (<13) (<9.2) (<22)*2

Laver ND*1 ND*1 ND*1 6 Shin-futtsu 11-Apr (Dried) (<15) (<11) (<26)

Laver ND*1 ND*1 ND*1 7 Shimosu 11-Apr (Dried) (<11) (<8.7) (<20)*2

- Standard Limits for general foods: radioactive cesium (total of Cs-134 and Cs-137): 100 Becquerel/kg

*1: “ND” in the table above means that the measurement value is below the detection limit indicated as “<_.”

The detection limits for each sample were as follows. Detection limit varies with nuclide, sample species, type of detector, etc. - Alfonsino: [cesium-134] 0.46 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 0.61 Bq/kg - Dried laver of Gyotoku: [cesium-134] 12 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 11 Bq/kg - Dried laver of Kaneda: [cesium-134] 12 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 7.9 Bq/kg - Dried laver of Kutsuma: [cesium-134] 13 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 11 Bq/kg - Dried laver of Futtsu: [cesium-134] 13 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 9.2 Bq/kg - Dried laver of Shin-Futtsu: [cesium-134] 15 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 11 Bq/kg - Dried laver of Shimosu: [cesium-134] 11 Bq/kg, [cesium-137] 8.7 Bq/kg

*2: The “total of radioactive cesium” is summation of cesium-134 and 137, written to two significant figures in accordance with the notice by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Notice of Director-General, Department of Food Safety, 15 March, 2012).