China replaces official in charge of poisoned gyoza investigation
The Japanese media has discovered that Yu Xinmin, the Chinese official that had been in charge of the investigation into contaminated Chinese-made dumplings has been replaced:
The Chinese source said Yu was removed from the post for mishandling of the cases, in which 10 people became sick in Japan from eating pesticide-tainted frozen meat dumplings.
Yu had told a press conference in February that Chinese investigators believe it is highly unlikely that the dumplings concerned were contaminated in China.
The results of the Chinese investigation were in contrast with the Japanese police’s finding that the pesticide made its way into the dumplings in China.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that gyoza from the same factory also sickened many people in China.
