Food safety measures needed to calm 'noisy consumers,'says Ota

Monday 11th August, 05:53 AM JST

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outofmydepth at 07:05 AM JST - 11th August

ha- companies have been hiding things for years - then they are found out. and comsumers SHOULD BE NOISY!!!!!!!! after all, who can take better care of ourselves than ourselves. consumers - please demand safe food.
Betting at 07:27 AM JST - 11th August

Does this guy forget Snowbrand milk? Dioxin in Tokorozawa? The list goes on and on. What is it with people making comments like this? What allows them to get to the top?
DenshaDeGO at 08:00 AM JST - 11th August

Ota said Japan is ‘‘different from countries such as socialist China that can hide problems and do not have to consider consumers.’’

Japan hides EVERYTHING from its people.
buggerlugs at 08:08 AM JST - 11th August

hahaha, that's the funniest thing I have seen on this news... Japanese companies and goverment don't hide things, hahaha oh, wait he's serious... come on mr highly educated(friended) polititian, learn the truth.
medievaltimes at 08:28 AM JST - 11th August

Lip service
thepro at 08:43 AM JST - 11th August

hahhaha, like japanese companies don't try to hide their problems. the japanese people should definitely be up in arms about all these food scandals.
bamboohat at 09:58 AM JST - 11th August

Wow, some mid level beaurocrat using low level rhetoric. THAT is certainly newsworthy.
WMD at 10:15 AM JST - 11th August

Yes well I suppose the lords of society just want the little people to shut up and obey unconditionally. Of course consumers are "noisy" as he puts it. Even japanese people eventually ditch gaman and slightly fight for their rights as consumers.
borscht at 12:17 PM JST - 11th August

Out of touch, is he? Or is he upset that the lowly peasant oft rebels?
electric2004 at 12:50 PM JST - 11th August

Anyhow, soon will be the next re-shuffle and the minister can go and join the back-benchers.