Snow Brand factory investigated

Snow Brand factory investigated

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka municipal government officials walk into a factory of Snow Brand Milk Products Co. for investigation on July 5 in connection with a series of cases in which 9,719 persons have so far complained of sickness after drinking the company's low-fat milk.

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