Sorry for tainted rice.

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JAPAN: The head of a food processing firm apologised yesterday for selling imported pesticide-tainted rice to snack-makers and admitted ordering company employees to go ahead with the sales.Mitsuo Fuyuki, president of Mikasa Foods, said it was unclear if the rice had reached consumers in the form of rice crackers or as part of a distilled spirit.eIuI apologise for causing

so much trouble,eIN Fuyuki said in the western city of Osaka.eIuI by myself instructed to sell,eIN the rice, Fuyuki said, explaining he did so due to his companyeIUs financial troubles.He made the remarks a day after the farm ministry said the firm in 2006 and 2007 sold 295 tonnes of the rice, which was meant exclusively for industrial use due to its excessive level of pesticide.

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