Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuo Fuyuki, president of rice miller Mikasa Foods, holds a news conference in Osaka on Sept. 6. Fuyuki said his company began disguising non-edible tainted rice as edible and selling it five or six years ago at his instruction to help overcome unfavorable business conditions.

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuo Fuyuki, president of rice miller Mikasa Foods, bows in apology during a news conference in Osaka on Sept. 6. Fuyuki said his company began disguising non-edible tainted rice as edible and selling it five or six years ago at his instruction to help overcome unfavorable business conditions.

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuo Fuyuki, president of rice miller Mikasa Foods, bows in apology during a news conference in Osaka on Sept. 6. Fuyuki said his company began disguising non-edible tainted rice as edible and selling it five or six years ago at his instruction to help overcome unfavorable business conditions. (Kyodo)

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

Mikasa Foods head admits involvement in sale of tainted rice

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuo Fuyuki, president of rice miller Mikasa Foods, holds a news conference in Osaka on Sept. 6. Fuyuki said his company began disguising non-edible tainted rice as edible and selling it five or six years ago at his instruction to help overcome unfavorable business conditions. (Kyodo)

5 arrested over Mikasa Foods resale of tainted rice

5 arrested over Mikasa Foods resale of tainted rice

OSAKA, Japan - Mikasa Foods President Mitsuo Fuyuki (C) arrives at Osaka prefectural police headquarters Feb. 10 after being arrested for allegedly selling pesticide-tainted imported rice as edible between January and August last year. Fuyuki and four other suspects allegedly purchased the Vietnamese-grown rice tainted with agricultural chemicals as a material for industrial glue. (Kyodo)