Venerable Japanese confectioner Akafuku falsified eat-by dates

Venerable Japanese confectioner Akafuku falsified eat-by dates

NAGOYA, Japan - The shelves of venerable Japanese confectionery store Akafuku at the JR Nagoya Takashimaya Department Store are stripped of all products on Oct. 12 shortly after the government disclosed that the parent company falsified the eat-by date on some of its rice cake products, in a practice that continued for as long as 30 years. Akafuku Co., which is based in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in the vicinity of Ise Shrine, marks the 300th anniversary of its founding this year. (Kyodo)

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