Food quality issues and product recall risk
First written in FY2016. 6 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 13 of 35 companies on the "Worse" side.
49 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Amid growing consumer distrust over corporate ethics, including foreign matter contamination and falsified use-by dates, we have obtained international standards certification and established a Quality Control Department and a Customer Relations Office, among other measures, to ensure the safety, security and transparency of our products and thorough quality control. However, if product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
The management system involving international standards certification, the Quality Control Department and the Customer Relations Office, along with the risks of quality issues and product recalls, was reaffirmed. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「We have obtained international standards certification and established a Quality Control Department and a Customer Relations Office, among other measures, to ensure the safety, security and transparency of our products and thorough quality control. However, if product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
The response involving international standards certification, the Quality Control Department and the Customer Relations Office, along with the risks of quality issues and product recalls, was reaffirmed. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We have established a Quality Control Department and a Customer Relations Office and put in place a comprehensive system to ensure the safety, security and transparency of our products and thorough quality control. However, if product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
The management system operated by the Quality Control Department and Customer Relations Office, along with the risks of quality issues and product recalls, was reiterated. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, performance in the food business improved, mainly in retort products. The company worked to strengthen food safety and obtained certification of conformity with the JFS-B standard.」
Obtaining certification of compliance with the JFS-B standard was cited as a management response to the risks of quality issues and product recalls. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Amid growing consumer distrust over corporate ethics, including foreign matter contamination and falsified use-by dates, we have established a Quality Control Department and a Customer Relations Office and put in place a comprehensive system to ensure the safety, security and transparency of our products and thorough quality control. However, if product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
The system operated by the Quality Control Department and Customer Relations Office, along with the risks of quality issues and product recalls, was reiterated. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We have established a Quality Control Department and a Customer Relations Office and put in place a comprehensive system to ensure the safety, security and transparency of our products and thorough quality control. However, if product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
The food quality control system operated by the Quality Control Department and Customer Relations Office, along with the risks of quality issues and product recalls, was reiterated. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「If product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
Food quality issues and product recalls were reiterated as potential risks to operating results and financial position. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Amid growing consumer distrust over corporate ethics, including foreign matter contamination and falsified use-by dates, we have established a Quality Control Department and a Customer Relations Office and put in place a comprehensive system to ensure the safety, security and transparency of our products and thorough quality control. However, if product recalls or other events resulting from quality issues occur, they could adversely affect the operating results and financial position of the Group.」
Quality issues and product recalls were identified as potential risks to operating results and financial position, with the Quality Control Department and Customer Relations Office also mentioned.