About 95% of wild mushroom samples collected in Germany over the past six years still contain radioactive contamination from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, although it does not exceed acceptable levels..
This was announced on Friday by the German food safety regulator, reports "
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) said elevated concentrations of the isotopes cesium-137 and cesium-134 were found especially in southern Germany.
In the meantime, none of the 74 samples tested exceeded the legal limit of 600 becquerels per kilogram..
The Chernobyl reactor released tons of nuclear waste into the atmosphere, spreading radioactivity throughout the continent and causing a surge in cancer diseases in the immediate region..
BVL says wild mushrooms will be contaminated for much longer than other foods.