{"id":17008,"date":"2008-02-05T15:18:41","date_gmt":"2008-02-05T22:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/02\/dumplings-poisoned-on-purpose\/"},"modified":"2008-02-05T15:22:57","modified_gmt":"2008-02-05T22:22:57","slug":"dumplings-poisoned-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/02\/dumplings-poisoned-on-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumplings Poisoned &#8216;on Purpose&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/7228154.stm\">From BBC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chinese dumplings which were <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/01\/china-opens-probe-after-food-poisoning-in-japan\/\">laced with pesticide and made at least 10 Japanese people ill<\/a> were probably poisoned on purpose, Japan&#8217;s health minister says. The frozen dumplings were contaminated with a highly toxic organophoshate pesticide methamidophos.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Judging from the circumstantial evidence, we&#8217;d have to think that it&#8217;s highly likely to be a crime,&#8221; Yoichi Masuzoe told reporters. The issue has triggered intensive media coverage and public alarm in Japan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From BBC: Chinese dumplings which were laced with pesticide and made at least 10 Japanese people ill were probably poisoned on purpose, Japan&#8217;s health minister says. 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