TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A Japanese woman was made ill after eating instant noodles laced with the chemical used in mothballs, a health official said on Thursday, in the latest food scare to hit the country.
The woman, 67, vomited on Monday after eating the popular “Cup Noodle” snack, made by Nissin Food Products Co Ltd, said an official at a public health centre in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo. The woman has since recovered.
The case follows a string of food safety scandals in Japan, most recently involving products made in China.
The instant noodles, however, came from a factory in Japan, a Nissin Food spokesman said.
“We are checking on the matter,” he said, adding that most “Cup Noodle” products sold overseas were made in factories abroad.
The soup was found to contain paradichlorobenzene, a substance used in mothballs, the health official said.
The incident occurred a week after reports that at least one woman was made ill after eating frozen green beans imported from China containing insecticide.
Earlier this year, several Japanese were made ill by Chinese-made dumplings that also contained insecticide, a food scare that followed several false labelling scandals involving traditional sweets and cookies made in Japan.
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TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A Japanese woman was made ill after eating instant noodles laced with the chemical used in mothballs, a health official said on Thursday, in the latest food scare to hit the country.
The woman, 67, vomited on Monday after eating the popular “Cup Noodle” snack, made by Nissin Food Products Co Ltd, said an official at a public health centre in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo. The woman has since recovered.
The case follows a string of food safety scandals in Japan, most recently involving products made in China.
The instant noodles, however, came from a factory in Japan, a Nissin Food spokesman said.
“We are checking on the matter,” he said, adding that most “Cup Noodle” products sold overseas were made in factories abroad.
The soup was found to contain paradichlorobenzene, a substance used in mothballs, the health official said.
The incident occurred a week after reports that at least one woman was made ill after eating frozen green beans imported from China containing insecticide.
Earlier this year, several Japanese were made ill by Chinese-made dumplings that also contained insecticide, a food scare that followed several false labelling scandals involving traditional sweets and cookies made in Japan.
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