Ehime wholesaler disguises use-by dates for 'gyudon' beef

Wednesday 13th August, 05:26 AM JST

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OgieDoggie at 06:55 AM JST - 13th August

since no health problems have been reported than the beef must have been 'gyudon' enough to eat!
thepro at 07:13 AM JST - 13th August

will it ever end? the companies in this country are ruthless.
some14some at 07:16 AM JST - 13th August

falsifying its recommended use-by dates for up to two years

No health problems have been reported, may be nobody survived.
WMD at 08:53 AM JST - 13th August

companies in japan treat consumers the same way they treat their employees...
medievaltimes at 09:23 AM JST - 13th August

another one....again?
movieguy at 10:00 AM JST - 13th August

WMD, you are so right! And why is it the media protects these damn companies by not reporting the name of the wholesaler and/or the name of the stores they shipped their spoiled products to???

And because no one got sick the wholesaler isn't going to be punished in any way to at least TRY to prevent these greedy companies from their usual practices.

JT is there even a little more about this story that could be included???
outofmydepth at 11:18 AM JST - 13th August

here we go AGAIN. apparently the japanese consumers are not noisy enough because the companies keep doing it and doing it and doing it.
seimei at 11:42 AM JST - 13th August

This is an interesting by-product of the "lean" production and manufacturing concept.

"Lean" as a principle of manufacturing and supply chain (founded by Toyota) focuses on the elimination of waste throughout the supply, manufacturing and distribution chain to the wholesaler or consumer.

So, people are effectively managed by the amount of waste (be it labor, product, time, money, raw materials, etc...) that they or their department produces.

Therefore, a large amount of out of date stock will reflect very badly on their personal performance within the company and the view that the shareholders/investors have in the company. This is probably the motivation that is driving downwards as a new work ethic not just in Japan but globally. "Eliminate Waste". Sounds very ECO friendly doesn't it?

Here we can see that, rather than go against workplace principles put in place to INCREASE effectiveness and efficiency, we are seeing CRIMINAL practices increase. Lets keep an eye on the effect "lean" principles are having in the workplace.

Properly managed and implemented I believe that these principles are a great idea, implemented half-heartedly, they seem to be doing more harm than good.
lipscombe at 01:17 PM JST - 13th August

arararara, naughty
romulus3 at 01:29 PM JST - 13th August

I have a real beef with these types of scandals. Makes me shiver to the bone. More corporate cheaters living off the fat of the land. Ham fisted SOBs.
boobug at 05:04 PM JST - 13th August

This, on the heels of the farm minister's criticism of the Japanese public for "nagging" about food safety. How ironic.
gogogo at 10:59 AM JST - 14th August

Seems all Japanese food makers are faking the dates, the government needs to make extremely strict punishments for this as it's putting people's lives in danger.
usaexpat at 12:37 AM JST - 15th August

At least the stuff was frozen, I doubt anyone's health was in danger. Still expiration dates exist for a reason and this is just another example of food companies screwing their customers
miokou0 at 04:27 AM JST - 16th August

That's sick!!!.how can you get so low by distributing and selling "dirty meat" 2 your customers? that is just down right wrong. i hope that company gets punished 2 the fullest extent of the law.