Domestic Products Milk from British Columbia

In line with ongoing Government of Canada radiation surveillance and monitoring activities across Canada, the CFIA is conducting sampling and testing of domestic milk from British Columbia.

As of April 27, 2011, 14 samples were tested and all products were below Health Canada action levels for pertinent radionuclides.

MDC is defined as the Minimum Detectable Concentration and is typically around 2 Bq/Kg. The CODEX Limits for radioactive particles (Cs-134, Cs-137, and I-131) is 1000 Bq/Kg for general consumption. The sample size used for the test is generally around 120 g and the method used is High Resolution Gamma Spectroscopy.