09-26-2008, 11:43 AM
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| Contaminated Rice in Japan
Yep. Food Safety Issues: It's not just for the US and China anymore:
Even as China's tainted-milk scandal (BusinessWeek.com, 22 Sep 2008)
continues to spread, Japanese consumers like Takada worried about a
food scare closer to home. Early this month [September 2008], Mikasa
Foods, a rice wholesaler in Osaka, admitted that it purchased a batch
of contaminated rice from the government meant to be sold only as an
inedible product for industry use. Mikasa then sold it to hundreds of
companies across Japan to boost profits. The rice went into sake,
shochu (distilled spirit), and rice crackers. Contaminated rice also
went to more than 100 hospitals, homes for the elderly, and at least
46 schools.
Could someone explain to me what "industrial" use means in the context of this article, because I'm not sure I understand. They keep saying the moldy, toxic rice was only meant for "industrial" use.
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