date:Dec 31, 2013
Public health authorities in Gunma Prefecture raided the factory of a Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc. subsidiary Monday, a day after the firm said pesticide was detected in some of the food products made there.
The subsidiary, Aqlifoods Co., is recalling 6.3 million packages of frozen food ranging from croquettes to pizza. The food subject to the recall was made between mid-November and Sunday at its factory in the town Oizumi.
According to prefectural inspectors, they interviewed factory work