Ham processors assn. searched over beef-labeling scam

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries enter the building of the Japan Ham & Sausage Processors Cooperative Association in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 13 to search the trade organization in connection with beef-labeling fraud committed by a subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. (Kyodo)

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