Massive Recall Follows , Discovery of Rat Parts, in Japanese Sliced Bread.<br />NBC reports that a brand of sliced bread in <br />Japan has been recalled after rat parts were <br />discovered in the popular product. .<br />NBC reports that a brand of sliced bread in <br />Japan has been recalled after rat parts were <br />discovered in the popular product. .<br />According to Pasco Shikishima Corp., 104,000 packs of <br />its super-fermented “chojuku” bread, produced at a <br />factory west of Tokyo, have been impacted by the recall. .<br />According to Pasco Shikishima Corp., 104,000 packs of <br />its super-fermented “chojuku” bread, produced at a <br />factory west of Tokyo, have been impacted by the recall. .<br />The company said that the line , “will be suspended for the time being to investigate <br />the cause and to strengthen countermeasures.”.<br />The company said that the line , “will be suspended for the time being to investigate <br />the cause and to strengthen countermeasures.”.<br />We deeply apologize for the serious inconvenience and trouble this has caused to our customers, suppliers, and other concerned parties, Pasco Shikishima Corp., via NBC.<br />The company added that there have been no <br />reports of customers falling ill as a result <br />of eating contaminated products.<br />NBC reports that the news comes amid <br />a string of food safety scares in Japan. .<br />In March, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical ordered <br />a recall of three dietary supplements containing <br />red yeast rice that had been linked to over <br />100 hospitalizations and five deaths. .<br />In 2023, police made multiple arrests linked <br />to a wave of pranks dubbed "sushi terrorism.".<br />The so-called acts of "sushi terrorism" involved diners at conveyor <br />belt restaurants engaging in unhygienic behavior like licking cups <br />before returning them or contaminating food with hand sanitizer. .<br />The so-called acts of "sushi terrorism" involved diners at conveyor <br />belt restaurants engaging in unhygienic behavior like licking cups <br />before returning them or contaminating food with hand sanitizer.
