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Ministop Halts Sales of "Handmade Rice Balls" After Falsifying Expiration Dates (Kyodo News)

On the 18th, the convenience store chain Ministop announced that some of its stores had been selling "handmade rice balls" with false expiration dates. It was confirmed that the products had been left in the store for about 1-2 hours after production, without attaching expiration date labels. Similar cases have been discovered with prepared foods, and these products have been sold without labels.
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On the 18th, the convenience store chain Ministop announced that some of its stores had been selling "handmade rice balls" with false expiration dates. It was confirmed that the products had been left in the store for about 1-2 hours after production, without attaching expiration date labels. Similar cases have been discovered with prepared foods, and these products have been sold without labels.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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