Meat packer accused of falsely labeling Brazilian chicken as domestic

Wednesday 09th July, 12:33 PM JST

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Betting at 01:41 PM JST - 9th July

News like this isn't exactly new. A similar situation was reported, last year I think, with kaiten sushi joints doing the same thing with fish.
KyouNoNippon at 02:27 PM JST - 9th July

Last year? Last week betting! The eel case!
borscht at 03:25 PM JST - 9th July

is believed to have faked them up.

Faked them up? Wouldn't 'made them up' be better?
wilbur at 04:12 PM JST - 9th July

not news anymore...this happens once a week in japan
smithinjapan at 05:53 PM JST - 9th July

Betting: "News like this isn't exactly new. A similar situation was reported, last year I think, with kaiten sushi joints doing the same thing with fish."

You're kidding, right? Didn't you hear about the deliberate mislabelling of eel in Osaka? How about the mislabelling of 'tarako', among a mere few that have already happened up to now this year. People should be more afraid of what they're eating in Japan than imports from China, because they could well be worse than tainted Chinese gyoza, but have been relabelled as domestic (thus making the people think they are safe). Essentially, you can't trust anyone.
serindipity at 06:27 PM JST - 9th July

Yeah, so true. This has been happening more regularly in Japan over recent years. I guess it stems from the so-called 'Japanese food culture' where Japanese is best. The motivation for this has to be profit and not supply. Brazilian chicken is dirt cheap compared to the local stuff. On the bright side, at least he wasn't changing the use by dates too (possibly).
Farmboy at 07:11 PM JST - 9th July

I imagine the Brazilian chicken was better. Surely the improved flavor surprised the kids.
Betting at 09:14 PM JST - 9th July

"You're kidding, right? Didn't you hear about the deliberate mislabelling of eel in Osaka? How about the mislabelling of 'tarako', among a mere few that have already happened up to now this year. People should be more afraid of what they're eating in Japan than imports from China, because they could well be worse than tainted Chinese gyoza, but have been relabelled as domestic (thus making the people think they are safe). Essentially, you can't trust anyone".

Didn't you read my post? I'm saying the exact same thing as you. All I said was that this kind of news is not new at all, it's been going on in Japan for years but the public here just look and ignore it unless the food was made in China.
NICOLE77 at 11:43 PM JST - 9th July

recently i have started to choose food on its colour/smell/touch etc. I try not to take much notice on where it was made because we cant believe everything we read anymore... sad really ;(
sf2k at 07:32 AM JST - 10th July

there's always portebello mushrooms. it's meat-like, have you tried some?
Notginger at 10:33 AM JST - 10th July

As far as I'm aware the chicken has been domesticated for a few thousands years, so unless there's a wild Brazilian variety I'm unaware of it would be correct to label it as domestic, though domesticated would be better. I bought a jacket on the Portobello Road when I was on mushrooms. I wouldn't describe it as a meat-like experience, though.
keshii at 11:41 AM JST - 10th July

Reminds me of the mislabeling as Brazilian-Japanese as "domestic". And we all know how well that turned out...
thepro at 12:56 PM JST - 10th July

These cases come out every week now. It's easier if we just assume all labels are false now.
European1 at 01:17 PM JST - 10th July

as I read on one of website. "Made in Japan" doesnt mean its good anymore.
ambrosia at 01:48 PM JST - 10th July

Everytime I read something like this story it makes me laugh thinking of all the times I've heard or read what "delicate" tastebuds the Japanese have and how discerning Japanese consumers are.