Food Safety
Japan recalls sausages due to cyanide 30 Oct 2008
A major Japanese meat processor has recalled millions of sausages and pizzas.
Cyanide levels – three times government limit
The recall is due to fears of cyanide. The poisonous chemical was discovered in water at Itoham Foods Inc’s plant in Kashiwa, east of Tokyo. The company has said that tests of the water revealed cyanide levels up to three times the government limit.
The recall is due to fears of cyanide. The poisonous chemical was discovered in water at Itoham Foods Inc’s plant in Kashiwa, east of Tokyo. The company has said that tests of the water revealed cyanide levels up to three times the government limit.
There is a possibility that a total of 2.67 million packs of sausages and pizzas contained cyanogen compounds, leading to a massive recall.
No health reports
According to reports, the company has not yet received any announcements regarding health problems.
According to reports, the company has not yet received any announcements regarding health problems.
Managing director Shinichi Yamada has apologised for the contamination and has said that the company’s crisis management was “insufficient”, because of the time it took to announce the contamination.
Asia has been the centre of several food scares over the past few months.
Recently health scares made headlines, and recently Hong Kong authorities have started testing meat and vegetables coming from mainland China, after eggs delivered to the island were found to have twice the legal limit of melamine - a chemical found in plastics, which triggers the formation of kidney stones when consumed.
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