Japan: Okinawa port turns blood red
A port in Japan has turned blood red, alarming residents and reminding them a one's regrets from a beer factory. A port in Japan has turned blood red, alarming natives and prompting one's regrets from a beer factory.
Orion Breweries told a food coloring dye that had leaked into a river had generated the port to turn color, adding that it posed no health risks.
However, it apologized for "causing enormous trouble and worry" to the residents of Nago City in Okinawa.
Some residents described the scarlet waters as "gruesome" on social media, while others said it looked "venomous".
Propylene glycol, which is used to suck up excess water, is "mainly realized as safe" for use in food, US health supremacy says.
The leak, believed to have derived from one of the brewery's cooling systems, occurred on Tuesday, and was filled at about 9:30 local time, Japanese media reported. It leaked into the river across the rain gutters.
Orion Breweries said a food coloring dye that had leaked into a river had caused the port to turn color, adding that it posed no health risks.
However, it apologized for "causing enormous trouble and worry" to the residents of Nago City in Okinawa.
Some residents described the scarlet waters as "gruesome" on social media, while others said it looked "venomous".
Propylene glycol, used to absorb excess water is "generally recognized as safe" for use in food, US health authorities say.
The leak, believed to have originated in one of the brewery's cooling systems, occurred on Tuesday, and was bung at about 9:30 local time, Japanese media reported. It leaked into the river through the rain gutters.
Orion Breweries President Hajime Murano said to Japanese media that the company was investigating how the leak had happened, adding that they would take the count to prevent such an incident from happening again.
Aside from fishing, Nago is known for its pineapple farms.
Orion makes an eponymous lager that is known for its mild taste. That brew is also the signature beer of tropical Okinawa, which sets itself apart from the Japanese mainland.
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