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May 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Publicity Division
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.

Use of Fat Spread Past its “Best by” Date

URAYASU, CHIBA— Oriental Land Co., Ltd. has announced that “fat spread (margarine) with mustard” was used one day past the “best by” date established by the manufacturer in the “Mile High Deli Stack” sandwiches served at New York Deli in Tokyo DisneySea Park on May 20, 2007. As manufacturers establish “best by” dates with ample leeway in consideration of data on food safety examinations, Oriental Land believes there are no health concerns in having consumed the above sandwiches. However, Oriental Land considers this to be a very serious matter and will strengthen its procedures to prevent any reoccurrence of this kind, as well as to observe proper work flow and checks. 1.

Facts regarding this incident
・The Product
Menu Name:
Mile High Deli Stack (890 yen)
Date & Time Sold: May 20, 2007 10:00 a.m. to 5:55 p.m.

Sold at:
New York Deli in Tokyo DisneySea Park

Number Sold:
234 servings

Ingredient that was past its “best by” date: Fat spread with mustard
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Cause of Error
When the delivered ingredient was opened into a container for food preparations, the restaurant staff forgot to write the “best by” date on the “best by/consume by date sticker” affixed to each container. Therefore, the staff did not realize that the fat spread was one day past its “best by” date (May 19), and continued to use this ingredient.
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Preventing a Reoccurrence
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We will strengthen the procedure of confirming the ingredients’ “best by” dates at
the time of food preparation, and make certain that the “best by” dates are written on the “best by/consume by date stickers” that are attached to the ingredients. We will also establish a new procedure of drawing a diagonal line across the “best by/consume by date sticker” for ingredients without “best by” dates. ・
When ingredients with blank “best by/consume by date stickers” are found at the
time of confirming “best by” dates during food preparation, we will make sure that such ingredients are not used. ・
We will increase our efforts to educate all restaurant staff on the importance of
food safety. In addition, we will strengthen our management system by reviewing

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our current management structure and determining areas for improvement.
Oriental Land Co. wishes to sincerely apologize to our guests for the inconvenience
and concern this matter may cause. Guests who ordered the Mile High Stack on the date and times noted above may contact the Tokyo Disney Resort Guest Relations Center at the toll-free number 0120-996-055 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
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