According to a survey conducted among food businesses in Japan in 2022, the most common occasion requiring records of receipts and shipments was to confirm the origin and destination and quantities of raw materials and products, with 51.1 percent of respondents claiming that their food tracing systems were helpful in these occasions. Following closely behind were occasions in which the business had to handle inquiries and complaints, and for inventory management.
Most common occasions for demanding records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022
businesses that stated to have a food tracing system in place
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: “What kind of benefits were gained from preserving records of receipts and shipments of goods?”
Multiple answers possible.
The records of receipts include records such as the “receipt date,” “recipient,” “item name,” and “quantity” of incoming raw materials or purchased goods and ingredients. The records of shipments include records such as the “shipment date,” “destination,” “item name,” and “quantity” of products.
The methods of preservation include entry into “ledgers” or other accounting books, electronic data on computers, as well as documents provided by suppliers or recipients such as “delivery slips” and “invoices,” and documents issued by transportation companies such as “shipping notes.”
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MAFF. (March 30, 2023). Most common occasions for demanding records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455401/japan-occasions-tracing-records-food-industry/
MAFF. "Most common occasions for demanding records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455401/japan-occasions-tracing-records-food-industry/
MAFF. (2023). Most common occasions for demanding records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455401/japan-occasions-tracing-records-food-industry/
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Most common occasions for demanding records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022 [Graph], MAFF, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455401/japan-occasions-tracing-records-food-industry/
