RETRACTED ARTICLE: Nationwide distribution of Kyo-yasai (heirloom vegetables in Kyoto) and the advantages of traditional farming methods with importance of 'Syun': a case of mizuna.

The article titled "Nationwide distribution of Kyo-yasai (heirloom vegetables in Kyoto) and the advantages of traditional farming methods with importance of 'Syun': a case of mizuna" has been retracted by the Editor-in-Chief due to the authors' inability to provide evidence of approval from an ethics committee for their research. Additionally, it is unclear whether participants provided written informed consent for inclusion in the study and for identifying information to be published. The article has been removed to protect the privacy of the participants, and the authors did not respond to correspondence from the publisher regarding this retraction. [Extracted from the article]

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