Food safety risks related to food poisoning, food labeling and suppliers
First written in FY2018. 2 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
38 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to issues specific to our group involving food safety and security, such as food poisoning and mislabeling under the Food Labeling Act, growing consumer concern about food safety may lead to distrust of food manufacturing processes due to the use of unauthorized additives by suppliers, reputational damage arising from hygiene-control problems at other companies in the same industry, and broader social issues such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza. The occurrence of any such hygiene or food-safety issue could affect the group’s business results.」
The company continues to disclose food-safety risks involving food poisoning, mislabeling, supplier manufacturing processes, reputational damage caused by other companies and livestock infectious diseases. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to issues specific to our group involving food safety and security, such as food poisoning and mislabeling under the Food Labeling Act, growing consumer concern about food safety may lead to distrust of food manufacturing processes due to the use of unauthorized additives by suppliers, reputational damage arising from hygiene-control problems at other companies in the same industry, and broader social issues such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza. The occurrence of any such hygiene or food-safety issue could affect the group’s business results.」
The company continues to disclose food-safety risks involving food poisoning, mislabeling, supplier issues, reputational damage caused by other companies and livestock infectious diseases. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「In addition to issues specific to our group involving food safety and security, such as food poisoning and mislabeling under the Food Labeling Act, growing consumer concern about food safety may lead to distrust of food manufacturing processes due to the use of unauthorized additives by suppliers, reputational damage arising from hygiene-control problems at other companies in the same industry, and broader social issues such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza. The occurrence of any such hygiene or food-safety issue could affect the group’s business results.」
While positioning food safety and security as a policy priority, the company explicitly identifies food poisoning, mislabeling, unauthorized additives at suppliers and reputational damage from problems at other companies as risks that could affect results.