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Radiation Levels in West Coast Milk 5,000 Times Lower Than Danger Threshold

Milk from America's West Coast containing trace amounts of radioactive iodine is safe to drink, health officials say. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration reported higher-than-normal levels of radioactive Iodine-131 in milk samples from California and Washington Wednesday. But the levels are 5,000 times below the danger threshold. "These types of findings are to be expected in the coming days and are far below levels of public health concern, including for...Full Story
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