JAPAN’S dumpling recall taints China’s image - (Wall Street Journal)
February 1, 2008 – 7:43 pmTOKYO — A Japanese recall of pesticide-laced dumplings from China threatens, according to this story, to damage the already fragile image of Chinese foodstuffs here, potentially slowing growth in one of the fast-growing country’s most promising export markets.
The story says that retailers here raced to clear their shelves of Chinese-made frozen dumplings after Japan’s health ministry ordered a recall late Wednesday of snacks made by a unit of the Hebei Foodstuffs Import & Export Group. At least 10 people suffered vomiting and diarrhea after eating dumplings with traces of the pesticide methamidophos, including a 5-year-old girl who fell into a coma, the ministry said. Her condition has since stabilized.
The recall, widely publicized on television and in newspapers, was the latest blow to the image of Chinese food imports in Japan, which have grown as consumers here have become increasingly sensitive to price. In 2006, the last year for which full-year […]
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