Police search Aichi company for falsely labeling bamboo shoots

Police search Aichi company for falsely labeling bamboo shoots

ICHINOMIYA, Japan - Yoshihito Mori, president of agricultural products wholesaler Takenokoya, enters the head office of the company in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 8 to be present at a police raid in connection with allegations that the company falsely labeled and sold bamboo shoots farmed in China as grown in Japan. (Kyodo)

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