U.S. disputes Tokyo's claim on tainted seed imports

  • 31/03/1998

The Japanese government has linked a mysterious food poisoning outbreak last year to radish sprout seeds grown in the United States, an allegation that U.S. officials say is reckless and damaging to American farmers. Japanese officials say they believe that white radish seeds, used to produce sprouts, were responsible for making as many as 120 people sick in March 1997.