China urges calm in Japan dumpling poisoning scare

China yesterday sought to play down a food poisoning case blamed on Chinese-made dumplings that may have sickened thousands in Japan, calling it an isolated incident that should not hurt trade.
"We believe this is an individual case and since it is an individual case, it should not impact on our two countries' relations," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told reporters here.
A total of 3,742 people have said they became sick after eating the dumplings or other frozen food, the Japanese health ministry said in its latest figures.