Chinese Shoppers Hoard Salt on Concern Japan Radiation to Spread
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Chinese shoppers cleared shelves of salt, viewed as a defense against radiation exposure, as the government sought to allay concern that fallout from a stricken Japanese nuclear facility might reach its shores.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection released a chart on its Web site showing radiation levels in 41 cities, from Dalian in the northeast to Tibet in the west are within normal ranges. People shouldn’t take potassium iodide tablets used to combat radiation unless the government recommends it, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on its site.