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Consumers shun frozen food amid 'gyoza' poisonings

The food-poisoning outbreak linked to frozen Chinese-made "gyoza" meat dumplings has scared consumers away from frozen foods, officials at food makers and retailers are saying. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Feb 04 2008

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31 Jan 08 visit NHK: Chinese dumplings recalled  »  YouTube videoKowaka Junichi from the consumer organization "Japan Offspring Fund" discusses the problems of illegal pesticides in Chinese foods. Today, JT Foods Co. announced a massive recall of 13 ton frozen foods, including gyoza, made in China.
04 Feb 08 visit Consumers wary of frozen foods after 'gyoza' poisoning  »  Japan Today The recent outbreak of food poisoning linked to Chinese-made frozen "gyoza" meat dumplings has scared consumers away from frozen foods, officials of food product makers and retailers. Consumers remain deeply concerned as they are still no wiser as to...
05 Mar 08 visit China's place secure: food exec  »  Japan Times China will remain a key supplier of food despite recent poisoning cases involving "gyoza" dumplings made by a Chinese firm, the president of Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. said Wednesday. Read the full story . . .
10 Feb 08 visit 75.9% say they will not use Chinese food: poll  »  Japan Today A notably high 75.9% of consumers in Japan said they "will not use Chinese food from now on" due to the recent food poisoning incident involving Chinese-made frozen "gyoza" dumplings, according to a Kyodo News telephone survey conducted nationwide...
30 Jan 08 visit 10 sick after eating tainted 'gyoza' from China  »  Japan Times
A least 10 people in Hyogo and Chiba Prefectures have suffered food poisoning after consuming frozen "gyoza" meat and vegetable dumplings from China that contained pesticide, corporate and government officials said Wednesday. Read the full story . . .
15 Feb 08 visit Consumers slam comments by Chinese food maker as irresponsible  »  Japan Today Consumers across Japan slammed comments made Friday by the head of a Chinese factory, which produced frozen meat dumplings linked to food poisoning cases in Japan, that the company is "the biggest victim" of the incident. The consumers called for the...

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