Japan chain stops rice ball sales after staff fake expiry dates

The Japanese stores chain stopped selling rice balls, ONIGIRI, and other delicious elements in 1600 stores after they found that the employees had made expiration dates.

Employees in some stores extend to the expiration dates of not sticking to dishes for an hour or two after preparing them. Others found the wrong dates after selling them.

Poor behavior was reported in 23 stores across the country, including in major cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

On August 9, the series stopped sales of Ongiri since August, and on Monday extended the temporary suspension to other delicious elements, in order to “investigate emergency situations.”

The company said in a statement on Monday.

He added that customers have not reported any health problems yet.

Stores or konbini are part of the daily life in Japan, where people – especially passengers – stops reasonable meals, filling and groceries at the last minute and banking missions.

Onigiri is popular among clients who want to obtain seizure and continuity meals as it facilitates carrying rice-cabbage with dried or protein-full seaweed such as tuna salad or cod eggs.

Ministop operates more than 1,800 stores all over Japan. Its focus on fresh foods – with hot meals prepared on the site – distinguishes it from the larger chains.