Kanemi Warehouse Co., Ltd. - Kanemi Souko

Japanese: カネミ倉庫(株) - かねみそうこ
Kanemi Warehouse Co., Ltd. - Kanemi Souko

…An incident in which people who had consumed rice bran oil manufactured in February 1968 by Kanemi Warehouse Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City developed a unique type of poisoning called Yusho. Patients began appearing in early June of that year, and spread throughout western Japan, including Fukuoka Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Nagasaki Prefecture. In October of the same year, it was discovered that the cause was Kanemi rice bran oil. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kanemi Warehouse Co., Ltd." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北九州市のカネミ倉庫(株)が1968年2月に製造した米ぬか油を食用した人たちの間に油症と呼ばれる特異な症状をもつ中毒が発生した事件。患者は同年6月初めごろから発生しはじめ,福岡県を中心に広島県,山口県,長崎県などの西日本全域におよび,同年10月にはカネミ製の米ぬか油によることが明らかとなった。…

※「カネミ倉庫(株)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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