Problems of Radiation Medicine and Radiobiology

Regulation of the radionuclide content in commodities produced in areas affected by the Chornobyl accident

V. B. Berkovskyy¹, G. G. Ratia¹, S. V. Masiuk1, Yu. V. Bonchuk¹, V. B. Gerasimenko1, P. B. Aryasov¹,
T. V. Treskunova¹, N. S. Zhadan², O. M. Ivanova¹, Z. N. Boyko^1
1State Institution “National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Melnykov str., 53, Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine
²Radiation Protection Institute, Melnikova 53, Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine

This paper discusses the approaches to regulation of the content of radionuclides in commodities and compares the international and Ukrainian standards, which establish permissible levels of the content of radionuclides in food- stuffs produced in the Chornobyl-affected areas. The paper gives the actual monitoring data and discusses the main causes of differences between Ukrainian, European and international standards. The need for improvement of cur- rent approaches to the regulation of the content of radionuclides in commodities is highlighted.
Key words: regulation, acceptable levels, radionuclide content in products, food products, regulatory framework, Chornobyl accident.

Problems of radiation medicine and radiobiology. 2014;19:26-34.