CONASUPO CASE Mexico-Chernobyl disaster

I chose this topic for 3 reasons: because the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster was the last week, nowadays many scientists say that we are living similar situation in the long-term effects in the food industry by the disaster of Fukushima nuclear power plant and because as many of you know I have a aspecial interest in these topics.

The disaster had consequences in many european countries but also Americans countries like Mexico were involved. One example was the CONASUPO case.

How many of you have you heard about CONASUPO case? Well, if not could be because many of you hadn´t born yet, or some of you were very young.

The CONASUPO case was about the radioactive milk that Mexico bought to Ireland in 1987. According to the investigations the Mexican government didn´t know that the milk was radioactive, so they distributed many tons during 1987-1988.

The problem was discovered when 3 soldiers were poisoned to drink the milk and then Laguna Verde confirmed that the milk was contaminated with high levels.

The company said they would return the milk to Ireland but many specialist affirm that only 1,497 tons were returned. The place where the rest of the milk powder was hidden is unknown, but when the case was reopened some said the place was a little town in Veracruz.

Many people were affected, especially children and pregnant women, but unfornunately the damage was done.Fortunately, with this new nuclear disaster, the authorities are taking several precautions but we should take care with the products that are import illegally.

I´m disagree with the term "similar situation" because as I said now the authorities are taking precautions and Japan suspended thge exportation of vegetables and dairy products and because nowadays the nuclear energy represent a new alternative. The biggest advantage of nuclear energy is that there is no release of greenhouse gases during the nuclear reaction.

Many people think that nuclear energy is dangerous and actually, since Chernobyl disaster, may people began protest against the use of nuclear power plants, but what do you think?