Shipments of asari clams produced in Kumamoto Prefecture were suspended from February 8, in the wake of revelations that a large quantity of littleneck clams from China and South Korea had been falsely labeled as products of the prefecture.
The suspension aims to eliminate falsely labeled asari clams, also known as Japanese littleneck clams. Shipments of such clams from the prefecture, one of the nation's largest producers, will be suspended for about two months.
