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Vegetable imports from China dive

Japan's imports of vegetables from China have nosedived since late January when tainted Chinese-made meat dumplings caused several cases of food poisoning, according to a preliminary government survey released Thursday. Japan imported 20,704 tons of... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Mar 06 2008

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06 Mar 08 visit Vegetable imports from China dive after scare  »  Japan Times Imported vegetables from China have nosedived since late January, when tainted Chinese-made "gyoza" meat and vegetable dumplings caused several cases of food poisoning, according to a preliminary government survey released Thursday. Read the full story ....
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