Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs

By Agence France-Presse

May 09, 2024 3:32 pm

TOKYO: More than 100,000 packets of sliced bread have been recalled in Japan after parts of a black rat's body were discovered inside two of them, the manufacturer said Wednesday.

Food recalls are rare in Japan, a country with famously high standards of sanitation, and Pasco Shikishima Corporation said it was investigating how the rodent remains had crept in to its products.

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