Pickled Chinese Cabbage Kills Six in Japan

Six people have died in Japan, and more than a hundred others have become ill due to E. coli.

All of the people had eaten pickled Chinese cabbage, made in the Hokkaido prefecture.

For Japan it is highly unusual for vegetables to cause sickness, most come from meat or seafood.

No cause has been given, but it is expected to most likely be from problems in the sterilization of the jars.

Japanese health officials are advising the public to not eat pickled cabbage, if it's from Hokkaido, and to return any jars they may still have.