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The story
A report has surfaced that blood was found in Lotte’s frozen treat “Clushi,” and after investigating, the company determined the foreign substance was indeed blood but could not pin down how it got there. The product had been bought by a mother to give to her 2-year-old child, and unsatisfied with Lotte’s response, she’s reportedly demanding, “I want them to properly get to the bottom of this.” Following the report, a thread on 5ch saw speculation that the cause might be a blood spot that sometimes forms in chicken eggs, alongside suggestions that a factory worker may have been injured during production — though neither theory had solid evidence behind it, and the debate spread without any resolution.
Published 10/9 (Fri) 18:50
ENCOUNT
Lotte stated that, following its investigation, the foreign substance found was confirmed to be “blood”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
If nobody did, the company would've gone under by now.
Blood, sweat, and tears… literally? lol (playing on the idiom "effort that makes blood seep out")
What is this, Kappa Sushi?! (referencing that chain's past food-safety scandal)
That's probably it.
Sugar (made abroad, made domestically), isomerized sugar syrup, dairy products, vegetable oil, egg yolk (contains egg), fructose, dietary fiber, salt / emulsifier, stabilizer (thickening polysaccharides, cellulose), flavoring, annatto coloring
That's just a totally ordinary ingredient list for "lacto-ice" (a cheaper, dairy-based imitation ice cream).
Oh, good point — that doesn't look like something that got mixed in. Looks more like someone cut their finger and it landed on top while twisting the tube.
It literally says it was for her 2-year-old daughter. What's with the "oh, good point"?
You're not even an expert, so don't go stating that like it's a fact.
"Is that bad?" — if you actually went to the hospital, the doctor would've told you something, right? You'd have asked whether it was bad or not, right? Did you actually go to the hospital?
Is that the kind of turn this is taking?
Apparently there have been ongoing reports of this going back 4 years.
Lacto-ice has vegetable oil processed to look like cream mixed in alongside the dairy, which means it contains trans fats.
Trans fats raise your risk of arteriosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke.
They also build up on the inside of your blood vessels, causing clots and plaque.
And now hearing blood got mixed in, yeah, I'm done buying this forever lol.
What do you even have to do during manufacturing for that to end up in food lol.
Blood can also carry HIV and other viral or bacterial infections, so this is just not okay lol.
Someone at the factory probably got hurt or something. Isn't that the obvious guess?
If a worker really got injured at the factory, wouldn't the whole batch normally get scrapped?
Also, reporting it up the chain would be the duty of that worker — or any other worker who witnessed it.
Or, it could've been deliberate too — done out of mischief or as a grudge against the company. Can't rule that out either.
Maybe someone just nicked their finger. That kind of thing happens a lot in factories.
If it were a rat, you'd expect a ton of hair mixed in too.
If it's happened this many times, the blood-spot-egg theory is the strongest candidate. Thread's done here.
If even you could figure out the answer, Lotte would've announced it ages ago, lol.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
When a foreign substance in food turns out to be “blood,” the two causes that most commonly come up are blood spots in eggs (blood mixed into the yolk or white) and an injury to a worker during manufacturing, and the thread’s speculation mainly revolved around these two theories. Blood spots are something food-safety standards require removing, but they generally pose no health risk, and similar reports have occurred before with dairy and processed egg products. On the other hand, if a worker’s injury were the cause, there are cases where, due to infection risk, a product recall or a report to the public health center would be required. Lotte responding that “the cause could not be identified” isn’t unusual in itself — trace contaminants often become hard to pin down through composition analysis alone once time has passed. That said, “cause unknown” doesn’t mean a cover-up; while some posts in the thread speculated about foul play, it’s worth noting that, as of now, there’s no information suggesting an investigation or any charges have been filed.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5channel (News Express+) thread “[Ice Cream] Blood Found in Clushi… Cause “Could Not Be Identified” — Mother of 2-Year-Old Shaken by Lotte’s Explanation, “Please Properly Investigate”.”
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