Rat parts in sliced bread spark wide product recall in Japan

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.

Pasco then confirmed on Wednesday that parts of a black rat had contaminated the two packs. They were produced by the breadmaker at a factory in Tokyo, whose assembly line has been suspended pending a probe, Pasco said. 'We will strengthen our quality management system to ensure there won't be a recurrence,' it added. Cleanliness and hygiene are taken seriously in Japan, but food poisonings and recalls do occasionally make headlines.

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