After radiation spike, tests show tap water safe for babies in Tokyo

A woman drinks water from a tap in Tokyo on Wednesday, the day authorities said that water in the city was safe for infants. STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: 12 types of vegetables tested and have radioactive levels exceeding legal limits NEW: Low radiation levels have also reached as far as Sweden.Japan's top OB/GYN group says pregnant and nursing women can drink waterRussia joins Hong Kong, the United States and others restricting Japanese food imports Tokyo (CNN) -- New tests Thursday showed that radioactive iodine in Tokyo's tap water has dropped to levels considered safe for babies -- just hours after authorities announced plans to distribute bottled water to tens of thousands of parents around the Japanese metropolis.

Tests at the Kanamichi Water Purification Plant, which provides water to 23 wards in Tokyo as well as five other cities, showed 79 becquerels of radioactive iodine per kilogram of water, the city government said in a news release.

A becquerel is a measurement of radioactive intensity by weight.

This is below the 100 becquerel level, the maximum considered safe for infants ages 1 and younger. And it is well below the 210 becquerel reading measured Tuesday night.

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