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E. coli found among 15 Japanese diners

by AFP

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E. coli infections have been found among at least 15 customers of a Korean-style barbecue restaurant in Japan, officials said on Thursday. The strain involved is not the same as the one causing the current outbreak in Europe. Of the 20 people who became sick in Toyama prefecture, 15 were infected with the O157 strain of E. coli bacteria after eating at an outlet of the popular Gyukaku restaurant chain on May 6, local officials told reporters. (AFP)

Gov't bans shipment of tea leaves in 4 prefectures

by Kyodo

The government banned on Thursday the shipment of green tea leaves grown in four prefectures in eastern Japan after samples were found contaminated with radioactive cesium above the permitted level. The shipment ban covers tea leaves, including dried leaves in a processing stage, harvested in parts of Tochigi, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures and all of Ibaraki Prefecture, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said. (Kyodo)