Health ministry holds hearing over Snow Brand poisoning

Health ministry holds hearing over Snow Brand poisoning

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiko Sasajima (R), vice president of Snow Brand Milk Products Co., attends a hearing July 11 held by the Ministry of Health and Welfare at its building in Tokyo. The hearing is to decide whether to revoke a hygiene certification granted to a Snow Brand factory in Osaka whose products allegedly caused a mass outbreak of food poisoning.

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