Shiroi Koibito maker reports raids on counterfeit factories in China

Ishiya Seika warns against online purchases in China after reporting serious food-safety risks at the production sites.

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The maker of Shiroi Koibito, one of Hokkaido's best-known souvenir sweets, says multiple sites producing counterfeit versions were raided in China this summer.

Japan's Nippon Television News reports that manufacturer Ishiya Seika disclosed the enforcement action in a November 10 post on Chinese social platform Weibo. According to the company's announcement, local authorities cooperated and took compulsory legal measures against those involved.

The report displays counterfeit cookies and packaging, followed by photographs of cramped, cluttered workshops. It says serious food-safety and health risks were identified at the small-scale factories.

Shiroi Koibito sandwiches chocolate between thin langue de chat cookies. The broadcast places genuine and counterfeit examples side by side, showing differences in the biscuits and their finish.

For shoppers, the company's warning is specific: Ishiya Seika says it does not sell online in China and urges caution about internet purchases there. The report describes the sweets as a staple gift for Chinese tourists visiting Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island.

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