The maker stated on Wednesday that fragments of a black rat’s body were found inside two of the more than 100,000 sliced bread packets that had been recalled in Japan.
In Japan, which is known for having excellent sanitary standards, food recalls are uncommon. Pasco Shikishima Corporation announced that it was looking into how the rodent remains got into its products.
The company added that, to date, no one has become ill after consuming its processed white “chojuku” bread, which has long been a mainstay on Japanese morning tables.
In continental Japan, about 104,000 packs of the bread have been recalled, spanning from Tokyo to the northern province of Aomori.
“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused to our clients and customers,” the business stated in a statement on Tuesday.
Pasco then verified on Wednesday that the two packs had been tainted by bits of a black rat.
According to Pasco, the breadmaker made them at a Tokyo plant whose assembly line has been put on hold while it conducts an investigation.
“We will strengthen our quality management system to ensure there won’t be a recurrence,” it stated.
Japan takes cleanliness and hygiene very seriously, yet recalls and food poisonings make news every now and then.
Convenience shop chain 7-Eleven issued recalls and apologized last year after a cockroach was discovered inside a rice ball.
The most recent health worry in Japan concerned the recall of dietary supplements intended to decrease cholesterol by pharmaceutical company Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.
The company announced last month that it was looking into five deaths that might have been caused by red yeast rice, or “beni koji,” products.
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