Japan launches food radiation inspection equipment for $56,000

The Fuji Electric Company plans to launch a rapid detection device for radioactive substances in September and find out whether the food radiation value exceeds the standard within 12 seconds. In response, Fuji Electric announced on August 1 that this device contains a high-sensitivity gamma detector that can be used to detect gamma rays emitted by radioactive iodine and helium, and that the radioactive iodine and cesium contained in the test object are exceeded. The alarm sounds when the safety standard.

The new device can detect grains, vegetables, meat and other fresh foods on the conveyor belt without opening the food package. Its lowest price is 4.3 million yen (about 56,000 US dollars), the target customers are local businesses and food circulation businesses.

When the radiation value was previously detected, the food must be finely cut, time-consuming and laborious, and it is difficult to detect all the products. Japan’s Kyodo News Agency reported that Fuji Electric will develop a device that can continuously detect radioactive substances contained in foods within a short period of time using high-performance detection technology in the field of nuclear power.