At the Ezaki Glico subsidiary's factory in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, nitrogen and phosphorus contained in wastewater were detected in excess of standards, but data was falsified to make it within the standards. I understand
There were 50 cases of tampering in three and a half years, and the company apologized.
It was the Chiba factory of Glico Manufacturing Japan, a production subsidiary of Ezaki Glico in Noda City, that falsified the results of the water quality test.
This factory manufactures ice cream products, but according to the prefectural government, the concentration and amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in the waste water were found to exceed legal standards, but the person in charge It means that the data was tampered with to fit within the standards.
In the three and a half years until December last year, there were 50 cases of falsification, and in addition, 47 cases of falsification of data that were within the standard were confirmed.
Nitrogen and phosphorus cause red tides, so standards have been set for drainage in the basin of the river that flows into Tokyo Bay. It means that no countermeasures were taken by
Hiroshi Shiraishi, president of Glico Manufacturing Japan, held a press conference on the night of the 7th, saying, "We take this very seriously and feel sorry for the people of the prefecture. I want to take many lectures," he apologized.