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Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm

Wednesday, Indonesian authorities confirmed Cesium-137 contamination at a Lampung clove plantation after the United States Food and Drug Administration blocked imports from PT Natural Java Spice.
A shrimp recall in August revealed this was the second Indonesian food product recalled this year for radioactive contamination, traced to a steel factory 3 kilometers from the PT Bahari Makmuri Sejati shrimp processing facility.
Bara Khrisna Hasibuan said `We are working to locate the source and contain the contamination to prevent further spread`, while Indonesia's Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency recommended halting sales of suspected clove products pending laboratory test results.
Government teams, working with Indonesia's Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency, inspected clove processing facilities in Surabaya city and Central Java province, urging public and businesses to remain calm as they localize contamination.
Experts say health risks are low due to very low radioactivity, but stress Cs-137 is man-made and high exposure causes severe burns, acute radiation sickness and increased cancer risk.

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Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm

Indonesian officials say they have detected traces of radioactive cesium 137 at a clove plantation as the country searches for the source of radioactive contamination that forced recalls of shrimp and spices exported to the U.S.

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