With the popularity of Japanese cuisine worldwide, eel consumption has spiked. In 2019, 280,000 tons of freshwater eels were produced for the consumer market.

China has placed a temporary halt on exports of processed eels to Japan after the discovery of the banned substance malachite green.

Japan, by far the world’s largest consumer of freshwater eel, has a history of favoring its native species, which meant that traditional Asian eel production and cuisine was grounded in Japanese eel.

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One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said.

DOMODOMO is the latest chic restaurant to come to Jersey City. And unlike some of the other eateries to branch out from New York, this sushi spot looks like the real deal.

About 150 people have been sickened by food poisoning after eating a Japanese summertime delicacy, grilled eel, prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at the department store near Tokyo, leaving ...

One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said. Among those sickened, two ...