More than six times the legal limit of radioactive caesium has been found in beef from Fukushima prefecture, home to Japan's crippled nuclear plant, according to an official statement.
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It was the first time excessive levels of radioactive caesium have been found in meat, according to a Tokyo official.
"All the meat from the cows is kept in the laboratory and has not entered the market," a separate statement said.
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The 11 cows were raised and shipped by a single farmer in the city's district just outside of the 20-kilometre no-go zone around the plant, the statement said.
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