Another Snow Brand product found contaminated

OSAKA, Japan - Snow Brand Milk Products Co., whose contaminated products have caused widespread food poisoning since late June, announced on July 7 that a yogurt drink produced at its Osaka plant has also been found to be contaminated by toxin-producing bacteria. The photo shows the affected yogurt, sold in 1-liter and 500-milliliter packages under the brand 'Nomu Yoguruto Mainichi Honebuto.'

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