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French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

File photo dated October 1, 2012 shows beef cattle in pasture beside XL Foods' Lakeside Packers plant at Brooks, Alberta, Canada. The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on the controversial CETA trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect. Cattle farmers have always been among the main opponents of CETA. They feared that lower tariffs on Canadian meat imports would lead to unfair competition. Photo byLarry MacDougal/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recipe book for children with food allergies

OSAKA, Japan - A recipe book written by researchers of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. features menus safe for children with food allergies, including a pudding that can be made without eggs and milk. The book went on sale Jan. 9, 2014.

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NFL, ML stars

MARYVALE, United States - NFL Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (C) visits Ryan Braun (8) of the Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale, Arizona, on Feb. 29, 2012.

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Kobayashi to become president of Nippon Meat Packers

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. said March 5 its director, Hiroshi Kobayashi (R), 60, will become president of Japan's top meat processor on April 1. The current president, Yoshikiyo Fujii (L), 66, will become chairman with the right to represent the company, it said.

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Police search offices in Nippon Meat labeling probe

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers enter the local sales office of Nippon Food Inc., a subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., in the town of Ishii, Tokushima Prefecture, on Sept. 30 to search for evidence in connection with a scandal involving false labeling of beef.

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Nippon Meat cuts earnings forecast due to beef-labeling scam

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Yoshikiyo Fujii (L) tells a news conference on Sept. 20 that the company, rocked by a beef-labeling scandal, has cut its group earnings forecast for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 and the full year to next March 31 as the scandal dealt a blow to sales and profits.

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Gov't files fraud complaints against ex-Nippon Food execs

KOBE, Japan - A farm ministry official speak to members of the media in Kobe on Sept. 12 after filing criminal complaints against the former chiefs of a Nippon Meat Packers Inc. subsidiary on suspicion of defrauding the state of nearly 10 million yen in subsidies by having employees disguise imported beef as domestic.

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New Nippon Meat President Fujii meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii, new president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, the same day the farm ministry decided to allow his company and its subsidiary Nippon Food Inc. to resume beef-related operations after a fraud scandal involving the government's beef buyback program.

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Farm ministry probes all uninspected Nippon Food beef

TOKYO, Japan - Farm ministry officials enter Nippon Food Inc.'s warehouse office in Tokyo on Aug. 27 to investigate all uninspected beef that the subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. submitted as part of a state buyback scheme. The subsidiary allegedly labeled imported beef as domestic beef to obtain subsidies under the scheme.

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Takebe unsatisfied with remedial steps by Nippon Meat

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe expresses dissatisfaction Aug. 21 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, with the remedial steps taken by Nippon Meat Packers Inc. the previous day over its subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program.

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Farm ministry begins investigation at Nippon Meat offices

OSAKA, Japan - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials walk into the office of the Nippon Meat Packers Inc. head office in Osaka on Aug. 21 for an on-site investigation for the first time since the company's beef-labeling scam came to light. The investigation is intended to ensure that a series of remedial measures announced Tuesday by the company will be duly implemented, ministry officials said.

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Nippon Meat president to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Osoko weeps while announcing his resignation at a Tokyo news conference Aug. 20. He said he will step down over a scandal in which the firm's subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. Osoko will be demoted to senior managing director.

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Fujii to become new Nippon Meat president

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii (file photo), managing director of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will succeed President Hiroji Osoko, who will resign over a scandal in which its subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease.

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Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Okoso (file photo), chairman and founder of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will resign as part of the company's disciplinary actions taken in response to a subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program introduced last year following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan.

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Gov't asks Nippon Meat group to limit business

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroji Okoso, president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., is surrounded by reporters at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on Aug. 14 after being asked by the ministry to limit the beef-related business activities of Nippon Food Inc., Nippon Meat's subsidiary.

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Ham processors assn. searched over beef-labeling scam

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries enter the building of the Japan Ham & Sausage Processors Cooperative Association in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 13 to search the trade organization in connection with beef-labeling fraud committed by a subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc.

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Nippon Meat says 2 execs involved in beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroji Okoso (C), president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., says in Tokyo on Aug. 9 that two of its top executives were either directly involved in or aware of the subsidiary Nippon Food Inc.'s abuse of the state-run beef-buyback program. Okoso apologized for the fraud with Motoaki Shoji (L), senior managing director of Nippon Meat Packers, who also serves as director of Nippon Food Inc., and Heihachiro Azuma (R), vice president of Nippon Meat and president of the subsidiary.

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More retailers remove Nippon Meat products due to beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - A shop assistant at a Tokyo convenient store removes the products of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. from the shelves Aug. 8. More supermarkets and department stores chose not to sell Nippon Meat Packers products following revelation that the firm's subsidiary was involved in a beef scam.

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

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Okoso answers reporters after meeting farm minister Tsutomu Takebe following 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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(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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(2)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

SENDAI, Japan - A notice put up at a supermarket in Sendai on Aug. 7 tells customers that products of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. have been removed from the shelves following reports a unit of the firm disguised imported beef as domestic in applying for subsidies in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan.

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(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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Panel to recommend clearer food-labeling

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a government advisory council in their meeting in Tokyo on July 30 consider recommending the government to oblige food producers and packers to unify the terms they employ for use-by dates for their products. At present, food producers and packers are allowed to use a range of expressions, such as a ''use-by date'' and ''quality preservation period.''

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Kobayashi to become president of Nippon Meat Packers

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. said March 5 its director, Hiroshi Kobayashi (R), 60, will become president of Japan's top meat processor on April 1. The current president, Yoshikiyo Fujii (L), 66, will become chairman with the right to represent the company, it said. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Meat says 2 execs involved in beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroji Okoso (C), president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., says in Tokyo on Aug. 9 that two of its top executives were either directly involved in or aware of the subsidiary Nippon Food Inc.'s abuse of the state-run beef-buyback program. Okoso apologized for the fraud with Motoaki Shoji (L), senior managing director of Nippon Meat Packers, who also serves as director of Nippon Food Inc., and Heihachiro Azuma (R), vice president of Nippon Meat and president of the subsidiary. (Kyodo)

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Farm ministry begins investigation at Nippon Meat offices

OSAKA, Japan - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials walk into the office of the Nippon Meat Packers Inc. head office in Osaka on Aug. 21 for an on-site investigation for the first time since the company's beef-labeling scam came to light. The investigation is intended to ensure that a series of remedial measures announced Tuesday by the company will be duly implemented, ministry officials said. (Kyodo)

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Police search offices in Nippon Meat labeling probe

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers enter the local sales office of Nippon Food Inc., a subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., in the town of Ishii, Tokushima Prefecture, on Sept. 30 to search for evidence in connection with a scandal involving false labeling of beef. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Meat cuts earnings forecast due to beef-labeling scam

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Yoshikiyo Fujii (L) tells a news conference on Sept. 20 that the company, rocked by a beef-labeling scandal, has cut its group earnings forecast for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 and the full year to next March 31 as the scandal dealt a blow to sales and profits. (Kyodo)

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NFL, ML stars

MARYVALE, United States - NFL Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (C) visits Ryan Braun (8) of the Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale, Arizona, on Feb. 29, 2012. (Kyodo)

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

SENDAI, Japan - A notice put up at a supermarket in Sendai on Aug. 7 tells customers that products of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. have been removed from the shelves following reports a unit of the firm disguised imported beef as domestic in applying for subsidies in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan. (Kyodo)

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(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. (Kyodo)

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Gov't files fraud complaints against ex-Nippon Food execs

KOBE, Japan - A farm ministry official speak to members of the media in Kobe on Sept. 12 after filing criminal complaints against the former chiefs of a Nippon Meat Packers Inc. subsidiary on suspicion of defrauding the state of nearly 10 million yen in subsidies by having employees disguise imported beef as domestic. (Kyodo)

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New Nippon Meat President Fujii meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii, new president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, the same day the farm ministry decided to allow his company and its subsidiary Nippon Food Inc. to resume beef-related operations after a fraud scandal involving the government's beef buyback program. (Kyodo)

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Farm ministry probes all uninspected Nippon Food beef

TOKYO, Japan - Farm ministry officials enter Nippon Food Inc.'s warehouse office in Tokyo on Aug. 27 to investigate all uninspected beef that the subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. submitted as part of a state buyback scheme. The subsidiary allegedly labeled imported beef as domestic beef to obtain subsidies under the scheme. (Kyodo)

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Takebe unsatisfied with remedial steps by Nippon Meat

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe expresses dissatisfaction Aug. 21 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, with the remedial steps taken by Nippon Meat Packers Inc. the previous day over its subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Meat president to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Osoko weeps while announcing his resignation at a Tokyo news conference Aug. 20. He said he will step down over a scandal in which the firm's subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. Osoko will be demoted to senior managing director. (Kyodo)

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Fujii to become new Nippon Meat president

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshikiyo Fujii (file photo), managing director of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will succeed President Hiroji Osoko, who will resign over a scandal in which its subsidiary falsely labeled beef to obtain state subsidies for mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Okoso (file photo), chairman and founder of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will resign as part of the company's disciplinary actions taken in response to a subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program introduced last year following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Gov't asks Nippon Meat group to limit business

TOKYO - Hiroji Okoso, president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., is surrounded by reporters at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on Aug. 14 after being asked by the ministry to limit the beef-related business activities of Nippon Food Inc., Nippon Meat's subsidiary. (Kyodo)

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Ham processors assn. searched over beef-labeling scam

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries enter the building of the Japan Ham & Sausage Processors Cooperative Association in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 13 to search the trade organization in connection with beef-labeling fraud committed by a subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. (Kyodo)

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More retailers remove Nippon Meat products due to beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - A shop assistant at a Tokyo convenient store removes the products of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. from the shelves Aug. 8. More supermarkets and department stores chose not to sell Nippon Meat Packers products following revelation that the firm's subsidiary was involved in a beef scam. (Kyodo)

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

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Okoso answers reporters after meeting farm minister Tsutomu Takebe following 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. (Kyodo)

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(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. (Kyodo)

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Panel to recommend clearer food-labeling

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a government advisory council in their meeting in Tokyo on July 30 consider recommending the government to oblige food producers and packers to unify the terms they employ for use-by dates for their products. At present, food producers and packers are allowed to use a range of expressions, such as a ''use-by date'' and ''quality preservation period.'' (Kyodo)