Japanese TV apologizes for sickening diet
TOKYO, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - A major Japanese television network apologised on Monday after almost 160 people were struck with vomiting and diarrhea after following a weight-loss plan it broadcast.
A May 6 show on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) introduced a diet of rice mixed with white kidney beans that had been roasted for about three minutes and ground into powder.
"We have received many complaints from different parts of the country about symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea as a result," TBS said on its website.
"We deeply apologise to all the people concerned, including people whose condition was affected," it said.
The Ministry of Health and Labour said that of the 158 people who got food poisoning, 30 had been hospitalised but were recovering.
The network urged viewers not to follow the diet and said white kidney beans were safe to eat if cooked according to usual recipes.
The food poisoning had been caused by lectin, a protein in the beans which rendered them toxic if not sufficiently heated.
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3 comentários:
As pessoas perdem bastante peso quando vomitam e têm diarreira, não vejo o porque da reclamação
essa gente na Asia mte-me nojo
Mas... se as japonesas já viram na TV a minha receita para perder peso como é que agora arranjo uma para as minhas fantasias de director de escola que tem de castigar a menina de saias???
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