Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE)
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) is an annual report combining the Agency’s monitoring results with those of the Environment Agency, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
It is the most comprehensive annual independent report of radioactivity in food covering the whole of the UK.
The survey measures radioactivity from different parts of the food chain, including for people who live close to nuclear sites and eat locally produced food. The report also assesses how much radioactivity people would absorb from authorised radioactive discharges in the environment, for example the air.
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Provisional radioactivity surveillance results for 2011
The Food Standards Agency carries out surveillance for radioactivity in aquatic and terrestrial foods. Tables are available that give the provisional results from analysis of foods for the period England and Wales from 1 January to 30 June 2011.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2010
RIFE 2010 is the ninth joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency, the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency . The RIFE report includes data for samples collected in 2010.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2009
RIFE 15 is the eighth joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland. The RIFE 15 report includes data for samples collected in 2009.
Summary of Radioactivity in Food and the Environment 2004-2008
The Summary of Radioactivity in Food and the Environment 2004 to 2008 uses data published in the RIFE reports during the five years in question to produce trends associated with radiation exposure (doses) to people living around nuclear sites, disposals of radioactive waste (discharges) to air and water, and radionuclide activity (concentrations) in samples collected around nuclear sites.
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2008
RIFE 14 is the seventh joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Environment and Heritage Services of Northern Ireland. The RIFE 14 report includes data for samples collected in 2008.