New York, Feb. 3 - Pesticide was detected from the surface of six Chinese-made "gyoza" dumpling packages that were produced on the same day as one that caused food poisoning for a family in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, in Japan, local police said Sunday, Kyodo news agency reported.
Of the six, a hole was found in one package, the police said, according to Kyodo.
The police said they are investigating if the organophosphate pesticide, called methamidophos, was contained in the dumplings themselves in the six packages, the report said.
The dumplings were produced by Tianyang Food in China's Hebei Province on Oct. 1, Kyodo reported.