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Raw beef liver to be off menus starting July 1
After July 1, beef liver can only be served at restaurants under the condition it be properly cooked. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
June 13, 2012
Once a popular mainstay of "yakiniku" barbecue restaurants, raw beef liver will be taken off menus starting July 1, prompted by last year's outbreak of deadly food poisoning...
Ministry seeks sales ban on raw beef livers
Beef liver at this barbecue restaurant in Tokyo is served on the assumption that it will be cooked. (Minako Yoshimoto)
March 31, 2012
The health ministry plans to ban sales of beef livers for raw consumption as early as in June to prevent food poisoning caused by potentially fatal E. coli bacteria, sources...
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