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Tainted 'gyoza' knocked stuffing out of Chinese food sales to Japan

BEIJING (Kyodo) China's food sales to Japan fell sharply in the first two months of the year following the food-poisoning case involving frozen dumplings that sickened 10 people in Japan, China's state-run media reported Friday. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, May 03 2008

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