(1)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

(1)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

OSAKA, Japan - A spokesman for Nippon Meat Packers Inc. answers reporters Aug. 6 on reports that a subsidiary of the firm defrauded the state of subsidies by disguising imported beef as domestic in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan.

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