No pesticide residue detected on beans that reportedly cause sickness in Japan
16/10/2008 16:17
Tests on samples of frozen green beans that reportedly caused sickness in
Japan showed no evidence of pesticide residue, Chinese authorities said in
Laiyang, Shandong today.
Sample tests carried out yesterday found no sign of
pesticide residue, the quality and quarantine authorities of Yantai City,
Shandong Province said.
No abnormal signs was found in the beans' planting
and processing procedures, the authorities said.
According to Japanese media,
three people fell ill after eating the frozen beans produced by Yantai-based
Beihai Foodstuff Co Ltd
A Japanese health ministry official said a Tokyo
woman experienced numbness in her mouth after eating the beans on
Sunday.
Xinhua
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