According to a survey conducted among food businesses in Japan in 2022, the most common reasons for not keeping receipt and shipment records is because they handle on small transactions, with around 41 percent of responding businesses citing this reason against implementing food traceability systems. Around 34 percent of responding businesses stated that it is because keeping record is not required.
Most common reasons for not keeping records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022
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businesses that have implemented food traceability systems
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: “What are the reasons for not 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 reasons for not keeping records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455420/japan-reason-against-traceability-system-food-industry/
MAFF. "Most common reasons for not keeping records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455420/japan-reason-against-traceability-system-food-industry/
MAFF. (2023). Most common reasons for not keeping records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455420/japan-reason-against-traceability-system-food-industry/
MAFF. "Most Common Reasons for Not Keeping Records of Receipts and Shipments in The Food Industry in Japan as of November 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455420/japan-reason-against-traceability-system-food-industry/
MAFF, Most common reasons for not keeping records of receipts and shipments in the food industry in Japan as of November 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455420/japan-reason-against-traceability-system-food-industry/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Most common reasons for not keeping 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/1455420/japan-reason-against-traceability-system-food-industry/
