The reason why I was surprised at the "warning" for the Mercari "wild plants and mushrooms" exhibition (October 15, 2021) --Excite News
On October 13th, Mercari announced to users "Notes on selling wild plants and mushrooms". He called on people not to sell items that could not be reliably determined to be edible, or that they would be guilty of theft if collected without permission, but there are surprises on this online.
According to the company, unauthorized harvesting of wild plants and mushrooms in forests, regardless of whether they are private or public land, will result in "forest theft" and "imposed imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine of up to 300,000 yen." .. "If you accidentally eat a plant that contains toxic ingredients, you may get seriously ill or even die," he explained. We called on people not to sell wild plants and mushrooms that cannot be definitely judged to be edible.
In addition, if you violate the prohibited items of Mercari, there is a possibility that you will be subject to "transaction cancellation, product deletion, usage restrictions".
On the internet, "It's called a forest theft crime, but I can't find out where it was actually taken, and is it actually left unchecked?" 》 《Isn't it okay to prohibit the listing of agricultural products? I think real farmers don't sell on flea market apps. >> << I'm surprised that there are people who sell wild plants and mushrooms that grow all over the place, but I'm even more surprised that there are people who buy them. 》 《I can't understand the idea of buying mushrooms from Mercari because it's cheaper than supermarkets》.
"The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has also called attention to the direct sale of wild agricultural products, which said," As a result of inspecting wild agricultural products such as cosia bras sold at internet auctions and flea market apps, radioactive substances in foods stipulated in the Food Sanitation Law Cases that exceed the standard value (100 Bq / kg) have been confirmed. ”There are some parts that even an amateur can judge whether there is a crime of forest theft or toxicity, but it is easy to investigate even radioactive substances. It's not, and I have to say that it is dangerous to sell or buy wild vegetables and mushrooms on the flea market apps. "(Free writer)
When dealing with food products such as agricultural products, it may be necessary to take measures such as clarifying the identity of the seller.
(Yozo Kobayashi)
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