noun
Kanemi rice oil disease incident (1968)
Refers to the mass food poisoning caused by PCB-contaminated rice bran oil produced by Kanemi Sōko in 1968. Primarily a historical term.
カネミ油症事件は、1968年に発生した大規模な食中毒事件です。
The Kanemi rice oil disease incident was a large-scale food poisoning case that occurred in 1968.
Named after the company Kanemi Sōko (カネミ倉庫) and the resulting illness (油症, 'oil disease'). The exact derivation is straightforward from the incident name.