The number of retailers boycotting products manufactured by Japan’s largest ham and sausage processing group grew this weekend with news that more Nippon Meat Packers’ board members were involved in a scam to mislabel beef and pick up government BSE subsidies.

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By Saturday, major retailing chains Aeon and Seiyu had decided to ship products back to the company. Major convenience store chains, 7,600-store strong Lawson and Ministop, which controls 1,500 outlets, also joined the boycott.


Supermarket giant Ito-Yokado and convenience store empire Seven-Eleven Japan also removed Nippon Meat products from their outlets nationwide.

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