Pepper Lunch controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
E. coli O157 food-poisoning outbreak
In September 2009, 38 customers aged from two to 81 became ill in an E. coli O157 incident connected to Pepper Lunch restaurants. The contamination was reported across 19 stores in 14 Japanese prefectures. All Japanese outlets temporarily closed, and a supplier's diced-beef product was recalled.