Jakarta, Oct. 13 -- The Task Force for Handling Cesium-137 Radiation Hazard (Cs-137 Task Force) confirmed on Monday that radioactive contamination found in exported cloves originated from Lampung, Indonesia.

During a press conference, Expert Staff at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs and Head of Diplomacy and Communication for the task force, Bara Krishna Hasibuan, detailed the investigation.

The government inspected three clove processing sites in Surabaya, East Java, and found they sourced cloves from two regions: Pati, Central Java, and Lampung.

"We can confirm contamination was found at a plantation in Lampung," Hasibuan stated.

He emphasized that, crucially, the contamination appears limited in scope and had not spread t...