Snow Brand employees apologize to consumers

Snow Brand employees apologize to consumers

OSAKA, Japan - Two employees of Snow Brand Milk Products Co., mired in a snowballing food-poisoning scandal, visit one of consumers in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on July 12 and bow in apology on behalf of their company.

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