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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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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

October to November 2022

Number of respondents

1,788 businesses

Special properties

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?”

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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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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 ** percent of responding businesses citing this reason against implementing food traceability systems. Around ** percent of responding businesses stated that it is because keeping record is not required.