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

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

TOKYO, Japan - Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe speaks at a news conference Aug. 7 after meeting Nippon Meat Packers Inc. executives over reports that a unit of the firm disguised imported beef as domestic in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan.

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