Customers get gauges to check radiation in food

Taiwans top Japanese restaurants owner said offering the gauge was as much about reassurance as checking food that has already been inspected by authorities, and does not come from the affected areas of Japan. The prospect of radiation leaks during Japans earthquake-triggered nuclear disaster has worried many in Taiwan, which is relatively close, has its own nuclear power plants and is, like Japan, prone to earthquakes.Japanese food is also hugely popular on the island, where the nuclear energy body has stepped up monitoring of imported goods from Japan and is checking all arriving airline passengers from Japan for radiation levels.