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1case from 1 jurisdiction

€113,203Total of monetary amounts

€113,203Largest single case: a Japanese fishing bait manufacturer

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Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA) €113,203 100 % · 1 case

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Misleading environmental and sustainability claims €113,203 100 % · 1 case

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Period	Cases	Total
2023	1	€113,203
2024	0	–
2025	0	–
2026	0	–

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5 Oct 2023 a Japanese fishing bait manufacturerBait manufacturer: surcharge for unsubstantiated 'biodegradable' claims for fishing bait JapanMisleading environmental and sustainability claimsanonymised €113,203

The bait manufacturer advertised four ranges of artificial fishing bait on packaging, its website and in promotional material – in some cases from April 2016 to February 2023 – as biodegradable even when left behind in the water after use. The company provided no substantiation for this biodegradability; following a cease-and-desist order of 19 December 2022, a surcharge of 17,740,000 JPY was imposed on 5 October 2023.

What organisations can take from it

Environmental claims such as 'biodegradable' only hold with evidence for the specific environment in which the product actually ends up.

Relevance to training and awareness

Greenwashing: substantiating environmental claims

Authority / court: Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA)
Area of law: Environment and sustainability · Misleading environmental and sustainability claims
Legal basis: Art. 8 Abs. 1 und 3 i. V. m. Art. 5 Nr. 1 Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法, Gesetz Nr. 134/1962)
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: unknown
Sector: Other
Culpability: negligent
Published: 5 Oct 2023

Original amount 17,740,000 JPY, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Oct 2023.

Sources

Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 5 Oct 2025 · Direct link

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