Dr. Conca reports that bartenders from over from 53 countries will gather in Tokyo to take part in the drink-creating championships. But the International Bartenders Association is no ordinary group. Founded in 1951, the IBA represents the National Bartender Guilds in 64 countries around the world. Over 500 bartenders will gather at the event, which is being held in Japan for the first time in 20 years. The International Bartenders Association is committed to responsible drinking and dispelling myths about alcohol. But this World Cocktail Championship will dispel a completely different type of myth ... that Fukushima food is contaminated by radiation. But it certainly is not. During the contest at Tokyo Imperial Hotel, several varieties of fruit will be used, but only Fukushima-grown apples will be used in the fruit-cutting event, specifically apples grown by Fukushima farmer Chusaku Anzai. Five years ago, a magnitude 9 earthquake on the Tohoku Fault off the east coast of Japan sent a 50-foot tsunami crashing into the coast with almost no warning, flooding over 500 square miles of land, killing almost 20,000 people and destroying a million homes and businesses. Collateral damage from the tsunami was great, but one of the worst instances was the incorrect stigma that attached to farming and food in the region. Contrary to fears, Fukushima-grown food has no detectable radiation from the accident. Testing of meals from 100 households in Fukushima showed that none had detectable radiation from Fukushima. And the fishing stocks off the Japanese coast are not contaminated, either.
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