Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) report for 2004

Monday 31 October 2005

The report presents the results of all the radiological monitoring programmes undertaken annually in the UK by Government agencies, principally those of Agency for foods but also environmental data from the UK�s three environment agencies. This paper discusses the main findings of the report.

The main aim of the Agency's radiological monitoring programme is to monitor levels of man-made radioactivity in foods and ensure that doses to consumers are within the prescribed European Union (EU) annual dose limit.

The report concludes that all doses to UK consumers in 2004 were below the EU annual dose limit.