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Sushi in Shanghai gets all clear
(Shanghai Daily )
Updated: 2006-09-26 15:36





Shanghai food watchdogs have reassured residents over the quality of
local sushi after almost two-thirds of Japanese restaurants spot checked
in Hangzhou failed bacteria tests.

The Hangzhou Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau said at the
weekend that of 34 batches of sushi from five Japanese restaurants, about
65 percent contained excessive amounts of colibacillus, a bacteria that
causes food poisoning.

Sushi from the popular Hangzhou Yuanlu Rotary Sushi Restaurant was found
to have colibacillus seven times higher than legal limits.

After the results of the spot checks were released, consumer rights
groups in the Zhejiang Province city warned elderly, pregnant and infirm
people not to eat sushi.

Yesterday, Gu Zhenhua, director of food supervision department of the
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, said the city runs spot checks on
sushi once a month. Ninety percent of sushi and sashimi tested in each
restaurant must be within legal limits.

"Sushi is likely to be tainted during processing and go bad if it is held
overnight," Gu said. "For sashimi, restaurants should have more awareness
of temperature and timing. They are required to destroy unsold sashimi
after four hours."

Shanghai Helu Rotary Sushi Co, a Japanese restaurant chain with branches
all over the city, said its staff throw away unsold sushi and sashimi
every day, according to an employee identified as Bi from the chain's
operations department.

When the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision said last week
that some domestic ports had found imported seafood from Japan with
excess amounts of metal, local Japanese restaurants said their produce
came from local markets.




















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