The Ministry of Industry and Commerce issued a decision to the responsible officials at the airport and Mina Salman of banning imported food items from Japan in consideration of the radioactive contamination risks, resulted from the Fukushima nuclear plant reactors in Japan.
Decision No. (22) issued by the Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr. Hassan Fakhro on April 7, 2011 – prohibits the imports of food items and products from Japan and from any country decided to World Health Organization or the International Atomic Energy Agency or any party of other countries that identifies increasing radiation rates in its airspace and territory, until further notice.
Noting that some items imported from states referred to be excluded from Decision no. 22 provided that the consignments are accompanied by an official certificate from the exporting officials confirming the safety and radiation levels within the permissible limits set internationally.
Furthermore, imported items produced and prepared for shipment and exports to the Kingdom before the reactor accident of Fukushima are excluded from Decision No. 22. i.e. before mid-March 2011 accompanied by certificates.