Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) Report 31 (2025)

Annual report that details sampling and analysis carried out by UK authorities on levels of radioactive substances in food and the environment

Summary

The Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) report is an annual report that details sampling and analysis carried out by UK authorities on levels of radioactive substances in food and the environment. These monitoring activities are designed or undertaken by the Environment Agency, Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

Between 2024 and 2025, exposure to the public from all sources of artificial radioactivity in food and the environment was low and below the legal limits, demonstrating that radioactivity in food and the environment is safe. 

 

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