On August 7, 2111, Meiji Dairy Co., Ltd. of Japan announced that it would recall 231,111 pieces of cheese because metal pieces might be mixed into these products. It is reported that all the affected products are produced in Japan. So far, no reports of health damage have been received.

Metal flakes were mixed in German raw materials

Meiji claimed that the metal flakes that caused this large-scale pollution were mixed in when the company imported raw materials from Germany, and one piece was about 1 cm long and 1 mm wide. The products involved in the recall include 8 products and 3 brand names. Meiji said that all these products are manufactured by Meiji's factory in Chiba, Japan, and the sales range is all over Japan.

Meiji Company in China did not respond

So, will this batch of cheese flow into China, and will the recall affect Meiji milk powder? Yesterday, Guangzhou Daily reporter called Meiji Dairy Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and a person in charge of the marketing department of the company told this reporter on the phone: "We are only responsible for milk powder. Please call Japan for advice about cheese." The contact also said that Meiji cheese was sold in China through different channels than milk powder, so he didn't know anything.

Yesterday, the reporter didn't find any Meiji cheese imported from Japan in Shangchao and Maternal and Infant Stores near Ximenkou and Renmin Road in Guangzhou. However, all Meiji milk powder sold on the shelves was labeled as "imported" and "Japan of origin", and the salesperson said that the manufacturer had not notified the recall.

Wang Dingmian, a senior dairy expert, said that Meiji established a limited company in Shanghai in 2117 and officially entered the dairy market in China. China official website, the company, said that it has achieved "double guarantees in production and management, which can ensure the health and safety of the production process".

products involved in the recall

Hokkaido Ten Victory Cheese: valid until 12-13 or 18-21 October 2111

Pizza Cheese: valid until 14-11 October 2111, 18

Salad cheese: valid until 19 October

CO.OP Hokkaido cheese: valid until 12 October

Cheese of a Japanese supermarket's own brand

The storm that Meiji Dairy has been involved in in in recent years

In p>2117, a batch of Australian milk powder from Meiji was ordered to be removed from the shelves in Zhejiang because its zinc content was not up to standard, and the company immediately accepted it.

In p>2118, AQSIQ received a report from Liaoning Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that a batch of 1.5 tons of Meiji milk powder was accused of exceeding the standard of iron and zinc.

In April, 2111, according to the Announcement of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Ministry of Agriculture on Preventing Japanese Foot-and-Mouth Disease from Being Introduced into China, the imported Japanese milk powder was banned from the market after April 31th. At present, Meiji milk powder in Japan is still in the import ban period.