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Contaminated Rice

Yay, it's happening again!Tainted rice being sold to consumersWas someone asleep? There has to be some serious incompetence or corruption involved to sell 1779 tons of inedible rice onto the market.We might forgive a bag or two going astray, but how can... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Tue, Sep 16 2008

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16 Sep 08 visit Mikasa Foods sold tainted rice as edible to 370 firms  »  Japan Times
Mikasa Foods distributed inedible tainted rice to 370 firms for edible purposes, more than four times the number previously announced, the government said Tuesday. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said it will stop selling contaminated...
16 Sep 08 visit Crime › Mikasa Foods sold tainted rice to over 300 firms  »  Japan Today Mikasa Foods has distributed inedible tainted rice to over 300 firms for edible purposes, the farm ministry's latest study showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Agriculture,…
18 Sep 08 visit National › Tainted rice sold at convenience stores, used at 47 schools  »  Japan Today A food processing firm used imported rice tainted with toxic mold or pesticide residue in about 102,000 rice balls for sale at convenience stores and…
09 Sep 08 visit Crime › Mikasa Foods likely bought tainted rice for 3 yen and sold it for 70 yen  »  Japan Today Osaka-based rice miller Mikasa Foods might have purchased non-edible rice from the government for 3 to 12 yen per kilogram and sold it to an…
19 Sep 08 visit Tainted Rice  »  adekun Recent stories have been emerging over tainted rice that has ended up in the food chain. Unsurprisingly, this did not happen not by accident, but in the name of profit (as is the custom). The rice is said to have been imported China and Vietnam amongst...

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