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View all search resultsGovt confirms radioactive contamination in Lampung clove plantation
The discovery of radioactive contamination in Indonesian cloves came shortly after the US FDA also flagged a shipment of shrimp from Indonesia for containing Cesium-137.
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A farmer from Kampung Waekolong, Ranakolong village, Kota Komba district, East Manggarai, picks cloves on Sept. 9 at his plantation in Nggoro Nggobo. JP/Markus Makur (JP/Markus Makur)
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ndonesian authorities have confirmed the presence of Cesium-137 contamination at a clove plantation in Lampung, following a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alert regarding radioactive substances detected in Indonesian clove exports.
Cs-137 is a man-made radioactive isotope generated through nuclear reactions. High levels of exposure to Cs-137 can cause severe burns, acute radiation sickness and increased cancer risk, and may even be fatal.
The Office of Coordinating Food Minister special staffer Bara Khrisna Hasibuan stated that officials are still working to trace the source of the radioactive contamination at the plantation.
"We are working to locate the source and contain the contamination to prevent further spread," Hasibuan said on Monday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
"We have also ordered that spices suspected to be contaminated with Cesium-137 are not to be sold to the public, at least until further laboratory test results are available," he added.
Read also: Govt rushes to clean up cesium-137 spill in Banten
Bara also urged the public and businesses to remain calm, emphasizing that the radioactive contamination found at the Lampung plantation appears to be very limited in scope.
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