British Government: French Advice is “Not Based on Science”

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_30.html

“Muramatsu says consumers should not eat the spinach as the detected levels of radiation are well above the legal limit.

But he adds that the standard takes safety into account, and the amount of radiation is unlikely to pose a negative impact on human health, unless the product is eaten consistently.”

Which is why they generally tend to give people Potassium Iodine to people who are evacuating from the area. Combined with the fact that they will now monitor and control radiated food from the area, there should be little concern after the fact. Comparisons to CT scans are a way of putting into perspective the amount of radiation you are taking in. Just like the doctor from NHK said, he doesn’t recommend eating it, but that’s what will happen if you do.

Not to mention if you are looking at specific facts (from wiki):

“An international assessment of the health effects of the Chernobyl accident is contained in a series of reports by the United Nations Scientific Committee of the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).[78] UNSCEAR was set up as a collaboration between various UN bodies, including the World Health Organisation, after the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to assess the long-term effects of radiation on human health.
UNSCEAR has conducted 20 years of detailed scientific and epidemiological research on the effects of the Chernobyl accident. Apart from the 57 direct deaths in the accident itself, UNSCEAR originally predicted up to 4,000 additional cancer cases due to the accident.[4] However, the latest UNSCEAR reports suggest that these estimates were overstated.[79] In addition, the IAEA states that there has been no increase in the rate of birth defects or abnormalities, or solid cancers (such as lung cancer) corroborating UNSCEAR’s assessments.[80]
Precisely, UNSCEAR states:
Among the residents of Belaruss 09, the Russian Federation and Ukraine there had been, up to 2002, about 4,000 cases of thyroid cancer reported in children and adolescents who were exposed at the time of the accident, and more cases are to be expected during the next decades. Notwithstanding problems associated with screening, many of those cancers were most likely caused by radiation exposures shortly after the accident. Apart from this increase, there is no evidence of a major public health impact attributable to radiation exposure 20 years after the accident. There is no scientific evidence of increases in overall cancer incidence or mortality rates or in rates of non-malignant disorders that could be related to radiation exposure. The risk of leukaemia in the general population, one of the main concerns owing to its short latency time, does not appear to be elevated. Although those most highly exposed individuals are at an increased risk of radiation-associated effects, the great majority of the population is not likely to experience serious health consequences as a result of radiation from the Chernobyl accident. Many other health problems have been noted in the populations that are not related to radiation exposure.[79]
Thyroid cancer is generally treatable.[81] With proper treatment, the five-year survival rate of thyroid cancer is 96%, and 92% after 30 years.[82]
The Chernobyl Forum is a regular meeting of IAEA, other United Nations organizations (FAO, UN-OCHA, UNDP, UNEP, UNSCEAR, WHO, and the World Bank), and the governments of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine that issues regular scientific assessments of the evidence for health effects of the Chernobyl accident.[83] The Chernobyl Forum concluded that twenty-eight emergency workers died from acute radiation syndrome including beta burns and 15 patients died from thyroid cancer, and it roughly estimated that cancer deaths caused by Chernobyl may reach a total of about 4,000 among the 600,000 people having received the greatest exposures. It also concluded that a greater risk than the long-term effects of radiation exposure is the risk to mental health of exaggerated fears about the effects of radiation:[80]”

Or, we could just take your advice and abandon Tokyo, Chiba, etc. because all food in Kanto and Tohoku is irradiated. That’s just stupid.

It doesnt matter, if you’ve consumed radiation it only stays in your body. affecting your organs constantly until it has passed. It’s different from being exposed to radiation affecting your skin.

People used to paint Tritium on clocks and watches for them to glow in the dark. and all the painters have died since they licked the paint brush tip and consumed them. Those wearing Tritium watches are still alive.

I’ve actually been happily surprised with aljazeera throughout this. I haven’t followed them on other issues, but they’ve proven in international news to be more reliable than the likes of CNN.
NHK has its flaws, but its a paragon of reliability and straightforward reporting compared to the options available to me in the US right now.