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Consumers slam comments by Chinese food maker as irresponsible

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... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Feb 15 2008

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17 Feb 08		2008-02-16 (1/1) Chinese-made dumplings spark food scare in Japan. 中国製冷凍ギョーザ中毒報道 » YouTube video2008-02-16 19:00 JST SAP (L:Japanese / R:English) The daily progress of this affair: 日本: English (US): Français: 台灣: 香港 Ру́сский язы́к: 한국어: TIANYANG FOOD PLANT (English) http://www.tianyangfo od.cn/e_aboutus.aspx
04 Feb 08		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...
04 Feb 08		Consumers shun frozen food amid 'gyoza' poisonings » Japan Times 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 . . .
10 Feb 08		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...
15 Feb 08		'Gyoza' factory manager denies safety problems » Japan Times SHIJIAZHUANG, China (Kyodo) The head of a Chinese factory that produced frozen "gyoza" meat and vegetable dumplings linked to food poisoning cases in Japan said Friday he feels confident that there are no quality problems regarding the plant's...
06 Feb 08		Japanese team finds no problems at Chinese factory in 'Gyoza' poisoning case » Japan Today The head of a Japanese government team on a fact-finding mission in China over food-poisoning cases in Japan said early Wednesday the group found no problems at a factory that produced frozen meat dumplings linked to the incidents. Taiji Harashima, head...

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