8 Japanese Sickened by Chinese Dumplings

January 30th, 2008 in Medicine & Health / Health
8 Japanese Sickened by Chinese Dumplings (AP)

In this photo distributed by Chiba Prefectural Government Office Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, the same package of a Chinese-made dumpling sold at a supermarket in Chiba near Tokyo is shown. At least 8 Japanese were sickened, including a child who fell in a coma, after eating the Chinese-made dumplings contaminated with an insecticide, police and health officials said Wednesday. A family of three in western Hyogo and another family of five in Chiba suffered severe abdominal pains, vomiting and diarrhea after eating the frozen dumplings imported from China by a Japanese company, the Health Ministry said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

(AP) -- Ten Japanese were sickened, including a child who fell into a coma, after eating Chinese-made dumplings contaminated with insecticide, police and health officials said Wednesday.

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