Contaminated rice found in Japan

Radioactive caesium has been detected above the safety level in rice for the first time in Japan since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima plant, reports said yesterday.
The sample came from a Fukushima city farm about 60km from the plant.
The government is considering banning shipments from the area it was found.
There have been a series of scares over radiation in food in Japan in recent months - in beef, mushrooms and green tea among other products - but never before in the country's staple, rice.