Radiological surveillance
Provisional radiological surveillance results for the Food Standards Agency's aquatic and terrestrial radioactivity surveillance programme around nuclear licensed sites in England and Wales. Full results, together with assessments of the doses received are reported in the annual Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) reports.
The results presented here are provisional only and do not indicate doses received by consumers of the foodstuffs analysed.
Further information is available from:
Emergency Planning, Radiation and Incidents Division,
Food Standards Agency,
Room 715C Aviation House,
125 Kingsway,
London WC2B 6NH
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Provisional radioactivity surveillance results for 2008
The following tables give the provisional results for the Food Standards Agency's aquatic and terrestrial radioactivity surveillance programmes around nuclear sites in England and Wales during the period 1st January to 31 December 2008.
Post-Chernobyl monitoring and controls survey reports
The Food Standards Agency is responsible for ensuring food safety by preventing products with unacceptable levels of radioactivity from entering the food chain. Due to contamination from the accident at Chernobyl, sheep in certain areas of the UK still contain levels of radioactivity above safety limits. The Agency manages restrictions on the movement of affected sheep to protect consumers.
Provisional radioactivity surveillance results for 2007
The following tables give the provisional results for the Food Standards Agency's aquatic and terrestrial radioactivity surveillance programmes around nuclear sites in England and Wales during the period 1st January to 31 December 2007.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2006
RIFE 12 is the fifth joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland. The RIFE 12 report includes data for samples collected in 2006.
Review of the radiological monitoring programmes
A review of the Food Standards Agency’s radiological monitoring programmes was undertaken in February 2006. The review was carried out by a panel of four independent experts.
Provisional radioactivity surveillance results for 2006
The following tables give the provisional results for the Food Standards Agency's aquatic and terrestrial radioactivity surveillance programmes around nuclear sites in England and Wales during the period 1st January to 31 December 2006.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2005
RIFE 11 is the fourth joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency, the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland. The RIFE 11 report includes data for samples collected in 2005.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2004
RIFE 10 is the third joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency, the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland. The RIFE 10 report includes data for samples collected in 2004.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE 9) 2003
RIFE 9 is the second joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency, the Environment Agency (EA), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland. RIFE gives data for samples collected in 2003.
Seventh report on radioactivity surveillance using dry cloths
Dry cloths are devices designed to capture windborne dusts. These include radioactive material discharged from nuclear sites either routinely or during accidents that might deposit on agricultural land, leading to accumulation by crops or livestock and subsequent public exposure through consumption of agricultural products.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE 8) 2002
The 1st joint report by the Food Standards Agency, the Environment Agency (EA), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland titled 'Radioactivity in Food and the Environment, 2002 (RIFE-8)' is given in the following 'pdf' format file.