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CHERNOBYL : EC BAN ON FOOD FROM EASTERN EUROPE

1. BEING GEOGRAPHICALLY REMOTE FROM THE ACCIDENT, PORTUGAL HAS SUFFERED NO CONTAMINATION. NEVERTHELESS THE PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES HAVE CONTINUED MONITORING FOOD, WATER AND THE ATMOSPHERE IN ORDER TO REASSURE THE POPULATION. FULL COVERAGE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE LEVEL OF RESIDUAL RADIATION IN EASTERN EUROPE.

2. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ACCIDENT, THOUGH OF

LITTLE SPECIFIC CONCERN. CONCERN HAS INSTEAD FOCUSSED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTAMINATION FROM ACCIDENTS AT SPANISH PLANTS, AND THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR

PLANTS IN PORTUGAL.

3. PORTUGAL IMPORTS LITTLE FROM EASTERN EUROPE SO THE QUESTION OF A BAN IS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE. THE REQUIRMENT TO MONITOR HAS CAUSED SOME INCONVENIENCE, NEVERTHELESS I WOULD EXPECT PORTUGAL NOT TO FAVOUR ANY EARLY RELAXATION OF THE BAN.

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