Japan Tobacco Recalls Pesticide-Contaminated Food (Update2)
By Maki Shiraki
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Tobacco Inc., the nation's biggest cigarette company, recalled some pork products imported from China after saying they were contaminated with pesticides and people who ate them became nauseous.
Japan's Health Ministry earlier said eight people were poisoned after eating frozen dumplings from China. The ministry didn't identify any company associated with the poisoning.
The recalled items included ``gyoza'' dumplings, pork cutlets and other foods containing pork. The Tokyo- based maker of Camel and Mild Seven cigarettes has been expanding its food business as tobacco consumption falls in its home market.
A local police spokesman said five of the victims were members of a family in Ichikawa City, east of Tokyo. The 5-year- old daughter was hospitalized on Jan. 22. Kyodo News reported that 10 people suffered food poisoning from frozen dumplings made in China.
Japan Tobacco President Hiroshi Kimura apologized for the suffering of the victims in a statement distributed by fax.
Shares of the company today fell 2.6 percent to 562,000 yen. Reports of the poisoning came after the close of trading.
To contact the reporter on this story: Maki Shiraki in Tokyo at mshiraki1@bloomberg.net
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