Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. falsely reported in its popular morning TV program in January that a Fujiya Co. factory had added milk to chocolates past their expiry dates to make new products, a third-party panel on the scandal-tainted confectioner said Wednesday.
While the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry is planning to probe the matter, TBS officials said the same day that the broadcaster has found "segments that lacked preciseness" in its report.
In the Jan. 22 broadcast of the program "Minomonta no Asazuba," a woman who was introduced as a former Fujiya employee said the Hiratsuka factory in Kanagawa Prefecture was collecting out-of-date chocolates on a daily basis for inappropriate use. Her face was not shown on TV.