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Radiation cited in milk, spinach near Japan's nuclear sites

By Mark Mcdonald and Ayasa Aizawa | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-21 08:04

Radiation cited in milk, spinach near Japan's nuclear sites

A calendar shows the date of the massive earthquake as 86-year-old Teru Suzuki cleans her damaged home in Ofunato on Sunday. Damir Sagolj / Reuters

Radiation cited in milk, spinach near Japan's nuclear sites

TOKYO - As Japan edged forward in its battle to contain the damage at its ravaged nuclear power plants on Saturday, the government said it had found higher than normal levels of radioactivity in spinach and milk at farms up to 145 km away from the plants, the first confirmation that the unfolding nuclear crisis has affected the nation's food supply.

Radiation cited in milk, spinach near Japan's nuclear sites

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