Venerable Japanese confectionery Akafuku falsifies eat-by date

Venerable Japanese confectionery Akafuku falsifies eat-by date

ISE, Japan - Noriyasu Hamada (front), president of the venerable Japanese confectionery maker Akafuku Co., and other company executives bow in apology in a news conference held in Ise, Mie Prefecture on Oct. 12 shortly after the government disclosed that the company has falsified the eat-by date of some of its rice cake products, continuing the practice for as long as 30 years. Akafuku, which is based in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in the vicinity of Ise Shrine, marks its 300th founding anniversary this year. (Kyodo)

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