Snow Brand Foods offices searched over labeling scam

Snow Brand Foods offices searched over labeling scam

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators enter the headquarters of Snow Brand Foods Co. in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Feb. 2 to gather documentary evidence following allegations the firm deliberately mislabeled foreign beef to obtain state subsidies under a government-run beef buyback scheme.

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