Fukushima Tap Water Wins ‘Gold Quality Award,’ Officials Claim Safe to Drink

‘Officials in Fukushima, Japan, are touting a recent “gold medal” award as evidence that their tap water is safe to drink.

Japan Today reports city representatives recently had the area’s tap water tested, attempting to allay concerns that food products emanating from the region around the crippled Fukushima-Daiichi plant are still contaminated with radioactivity.

Samples of bottled tap water taken from the afflicted area reportedly received a “Gold Quality award” from Belgian consumer quality testing company Monde Selection.’

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