Report: Toxic Pesticide Found in Chinese-Made Foods Sold in Japan

TOKYO — Traces of a toxic pesticide were detected in Chinese-made meat buns sold in Japan, Kyodo News Service reported.

Local officials found small amounts of the organophosphate pesticide methamidophos in the dough and fillings. The amount, no more than 0.64 parts per million, isn't likely to harm human health, Kyodo reported. The products were imported by Osaka-based Nicky Foods Co., the newswire said. Kyodo's report said the buns were not made by China's Tianyang Food, a producer of dumplings that were pulled from shelves in Japan two weeks ago after they were found to contain pesticides that caused food poisoning in 10 people.

Both nations have said they will cooperate in investigating how food products became tainted with pesticides. Japan is China's biggest market for agricultural exports, according to China's Ministry of Agriculture.