Criminal complaint filed against Snow Brand Food exec

TOKYO, Japan - Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe responds to questions from reporters at his ministry Feb. 1 after the ministry filed a criminal complaint against a Snow Brand Food Co. official who allegedly orchestrated the falsification of beef-product labels to obtain mad cow disease subsidies from the government.

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