Radiation in products from US West Coast?

[lilies]

Vitacost sends supplements from the Los Angeles -- Compton CA -- Las Vegas area. That's US west coast hit by Fukushima radiation. I read about the student measuring significant increase of rads in veggies in his school project on Sott.

Anybody put a Geiger counter to the Vitacost cardboard box with supplements from Vitacost (5-HTP), GABA powder (Source Naturals), Magnesium Malate powder (Natures Life) or products like these arriving in the mail and got measurable radioactivity increase?

Should I be worried? Is it a super stupid idea to order from Vitacost being in US West Coast?

West Coast or US residents here on the forum please would you like to give feedback?

 

[3DStudent]

I'm curious about this too. A lot of produce comes from California. I actually bought a Geiger counter to measure radiation in some pens from Japan. The background counts were actually slightly higher than the pens over many hours. I had wiped and washed the pens too.

I got really obsessed with it. And eventually I had to stop measuring and just choose not to put Japanese products, or wash them very well. I also have some Garlic from California in 2012 that I've just kept around and not eaten. I think it matters more for things you'll actually eat.

Some people say to measure every box that comes into your home. But for gosh sakes, I'm already a worry wort! :P I buy a lot of things online too. I think it's easy to get overworked about these things. The C's said that Fukushima was only a little change in an already radiation saturated Earth due to the years of bombings. But I think a little vigilance and knowledge is good too. I'm not sure where the line between over-worrying and being vigilant is.