Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

High readings in fish prompt the government to establish a maximum level for safe consumption.

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed a new health limit for radioactivity in fish.
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Article Courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen- Reporting from Tokyo