It turned out that regarding 2,800 sea urchins might not be shipped due to the problem that the production area was disguised as a part of the frozen sea urchins that were shipped as a return for the hometown tax payment in Rishiri Town, Northern Hokkaido. The town will proceed with procedures such as refunds to those who donated their hometown tax.
This problem was solved by mixing Russian sea urchin with a part of the frozen sea urchin that was commissioned by Rishiri Town in January and shipped as a return for hometown tax payment by the fishery processing company “Kanemas Ueda Shoten” in Akkeshi Town, Eastern Hokkaido. The town plans to file a criminal complaint once morest the company soon.
According to the town, from January to early April, regarding 2800 frozen sea urchins and raw sea urchins, which were commissioned by the town to be shipped, will be donated for regarding 50 million yen. It means that it is no longer possible.
The company explained to the town that frozen sea urchins were out of stock and that raw sea urchins were planned to be secured following fishing began.
The company has already been revoked as a trader for gifts in the town.
The town plans to proceed with procedures such as refunds to those who donated the hometown tax, and is considering having three other companies that also handle the town’s gifts send sea urchins instead. I am.
[“Apology from the bottom of my heart”]
The fishery processing company “Kanemas Ueda Shoten” in Akkeshi-cho has stopped the operation of the factory by the 13th, and will withdraw from the fishery processing industry.
A female company officer told NHK, “I would like to express my sincere apologies to consumers and all concerned. There is no doubt that they have disguised the production area, and everyone’s scolding is justified, and sincerely in the future. I want to respond. ”
