2.7 tons of broiled eel dumped last year in Japan amid sales promotion

At least 2.7 tons of broiled eels, including an endangered Japanese species, were thrown away by retailers in the country last year, Greenpeace Japan said Monday, citing the result of a survey.It is Japanese custom to eat spitchcocked eels in the hope of beating the summer heat in late July, and the product is extensively advertised during this special sale promotion period.The Greenpeace survey showed that a large amount of cooked eels had been disposed of mainly because of best-before date expiration.The environmental group conducted the survey from last September through January, contact…READ FULL ARTICLE