Kyodo Meito Dole Fruit Yogurt

I have mentioned previously that Dole goes through Snow Brand MegMilk for its fruit juices, but for Dole branded fruit yogurt, it goes through Kyodo Milk Industry (whose brand is Meito).

http://www.meito.co.jp/products/cat2/000151.html

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Lotte Ghana Hot Chocolate

At the end of the month, Lotte will introduce two new hot chocolate extensions of their Ghana chocolate line. One of these will be brandy flavored and the other rum flavored.

http://www.lotte.co.jp/products/brand/ghana/top.html

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Mister Donut Allergy Notification

In recent years, allergy notices on foods have become much more prominent all around the world and Japan is no exception. Probably one of the most visible places I have seen is at Mister Donut, probably due to the highly processed nature of the products it can be hard to know exactly what they contain. The notices in stores are right next to each donut variety, so they are hard to miss. If you go on the website there is even more detailed information which might be of interest. There is a long list of products and I only included the top few as I was more interested in the types of allergy worthy of inclusion.
The first 7 categories are required to be displayed by law (特定原材料):
wheat, soba, egg, milk, peanuts, shrimp, crab (小麦、そば、卵、乳、落花生、えび、かに)
The second set of 18 categories are not required by law (特定原材料に準ざるもの):
beef, pork, chicken, gelatin, soy bean, abalone, squid, salmon roe, salmon, mackerel, orange, kiwi, walnut, matsutake mushroom, peach, Japanese yam, apple, banana （牛肉、豚肉、鶏肉、ゼラチン、大豆、あわび、いか、いくら、さけ、さば、オレンジ、キウイ、くるみ、まつたけ、もも、やまいも、りんご、ばなな）

http://www.misterdonut.jp/m_menu/eiyou/index.html

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Takanashi LGG

Takanashi sells LGG products in Japan. LGG is a probiotic ingredient from Finland, but the name of the ingredient often ends up being used in a manner very similar to a well known brand. 高梨乳業

http://www.takanashi-milk.co.jp/products/lgg/

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