JT completes pre-purchase radioactive material testing of this year's Japanese domestic leaf tobacco
Tokyo, October 18, 2011--- Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) began radioactive material testing of the Japanese domestic leaf tobacco before purchase since the middle of August, announcing the test results of flue-cured Virginia tobacco on September 6.
The company has completed its pre-purchase tests of the remaining tobacco, namely Burley and native, with the result that no tobacco leaf was found that exceeded the company's provisional standard, as was the case with flue-cured Virginia, which consists of 500 Bq/kg of radioactive cesium and 2,000 Bq/kg of radioactive iodine.
The company will be further conducting a number of tests at each stage of its production process when using the leaf tobacco purchased hereafter (see an appendix figure showing the company's testing scheme).
We will continue to take all possible measures to ensure quality control for consumers' continuing patronage of our products.
An outline of the pre-purchase tests and results is presented as follows.
Outline of the pre-purchase testing
- Leaf tobacco: Cured Burley tobacco and Native tobacco
- Areas: Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures(*)
* There is no cultivation in Fukushima this year due to the effects of the nuclear plant accident.
- Items: A total of 31 samples from the municipalities in the areas
- Materials: Radioactive cesium 134, radioactive cesium 137 and radioactive iodine 131
- Institute and equipment: The company's research centre and ORTEC germanium semi-conducting detectors
Results of the pre-purchase testing
The test result details are stated in the appendix.
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