Cases / Agriculture, livestock and food · Japan · 2022
Japan 'Kumamoto clam' sales reported at about 120 times the annual Kumamoto catch
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Ministry of Agriculture data, reported by Jiji, show 2,485 tonnes sold under the Kumamoto clam name against an annual Kumamoto catch of 21 tonnes. The stake is whether the label matches where the clams come from.
What?
Sales of Kumamoto clams were reported at about 120 times the annual Kumamoto catch. Jiji Press
Where?
Japan, with Kumamoto as the named origin Jiji Press
When?
2022 data. Jiji Press
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Clams were sold under the Kumamoto name in volumes far above the local catch; the sources reviewed do not describe how the labels were applied. Jiji Press
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
Jiji, citing Ministry of Agriculture data, reported that sales of Kumamoto clams were about 120 times Kumamoto's annual catch.
Sales of 2,485 tonnes were recorded against an annual Kumamoto catch of 21 tonnes.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say where the sold clams came from, or whether any sale was found to be mislabelled.
- None on record Penalties, enforcement actions and the sellers involved are not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state whether the sales figure covers a single year.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Kumamoto clam sales about 120 times the annual catchJiji Press · 2022