
is a company in Japan that sells "Konnyaku Batake" fruit-flavoured
konnyaku jelly. MannanLife holds a 60 to 70 percent share of the konnyaku jelly market in Japan.
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Sales of "Konnyaku Batake" were suspended from 8 October 2008 after it was reported that 17 children and elderly people in Japan had ]choked
Choking, also known as foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), is a phenomenon that occurs when breathing is impeded by a blockage inside of the respiratory tract. An obstruction that prevents oxygen from entering the lungs results in oxygen dep ...
to death on konnyaku jelly since 1995.[Article at the Japan Times]
"Food maker pulls 'konnyaku' sweets", 9 October 2008
Retrieved on 13 October 2008. In 2009 they released the product Lala Crush.[
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MannanLife website
Food and drink companies of Japan
Companies based in Gunma Prefecture
Confectionery companies of Japan
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