http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/16/food-safety-worries-five-in-six-japanese/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:23:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/16/food-safety-worries-five-in-six-japanese/#comment-66184 Nick Ramsay Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:47:02 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/16/food-safety-worries-five-in-six-japanese/#comment-66184 The hysterical media response to the gyoza incident has made people paranoid. Even now, there have still only been 10 confirmed cases of chemical poisoning, and no fatalities. Compare that to the nearly 6,000 people killed in road accidents in Japan last year. If just <i>one</i> of them died as a result of a car manufacturer's negligence, then that should have received more media attention than this gyoza scandal. The media coverage given to this is totally disproportionate to the actual problem, and the fear that it has instilled in the population has created a bigger problem than the poisoned gyoza itself. The hysterical media response to the gyoza incident has made people paranoid. Even now, there have still only been 10 confirmed cases of chemical poisoning, and no fatalities. Compare that to the nearly 6,000 people killed in road accidents in Japan last year. If just one of them died as a result of a car manufacturer’s negligence, then that should have received more media attention than this gyoza scandal. The media coverage given to this is totally disproportionate to the actual problem, and the fear that it has instilled in the population has created a bigger problem than the poisoned gyoza itself.

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