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Quality-Control Functions

The entire workforce of the Kokubu Group works together to contribute to rich and varied relationships with food through efforts to maintain proper quality control

Basic policy on quality control As a company engaged in the distribution of food products, the Kokubu Group contributes to a rich and varied food culture by working as a united company-wide team to ensure quality control while remaining committed to reliability and clients as our top priorities Starting with the consumer The Kokubu Group values feedback from consumers and strives to ensure quality control from the consumerʼs point of view. Compliance with standards The Kokubu Group complies with laws and regulations pertaining to quality and the qualitycontrol standards enacted by our company and the industry at large. Information disclosure The Kokubu Group discloses information on food as it relates to quality and works to provide safe and secure food in the fields of production areas, manufacturing, distribution, and service. Personnel education The Kokubu Group educates and cultivates human resources with a view to having all employees become quality-control professionals.

Pursuing a standard of quality control that should be met by all distributors.

In addressing the standard of quality control for distribution that should be met by all distributors, we strive to ensure top product quality for all products delivered to clients. Our systematic approach to quality control and our efforts to enhance our organizational structures allow us to continue to deliver enriched lifestyles through safe and secure manufacturing and the distribution of products.

Quality Sanitation Control Meeting sponsored by KOKUBU

Promoting an exhaustive approach to quality control in manufacturing from the perspective of manufacturers.

In order to carry out proper supply chain management from the viewpoint of safety and security, we work to fortify quality control in terms of both quality control for manufacturing and quality control for distribution. In regards to quality control for manufacturing, we strive to establish relationships of trust with clients through quality control applied to a wide range of products and services. Specifically, we implement hygiene control at manufacturing plants based on the three gen- principles of gen-butsu (actual thing), gen-chi (actual place), and gen-jitsu (actual situation); prevent product accidents by ensuring compliance with the manufacturing rules; and respond to a variety of inquiries about products from customers in a quick, fair, and humble manner. In 2013, we concluded capital and operational agreements with the QSAI Analysis and Research Center, an inspection body registered with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and developed a system for bolstering the safety and security of products handled by the Kokubu Group through inspections and analysis.

The laboratory of QSAI Analysis and Research Center Co.,Ltd

Striving to raise levels of awareness, knowledge, and skills in terms of quality control on the part of employees with a view to instilling a culture of quality at Kokubu.

In order to prevent product accidents and transactional problems, we provide employees with education on quality control matters and cultivate group employees who are capable of seeing their own plants and products with a critical eye. As well as providing our business partners with safety and security made possible by harnessing this ability to see things with a critical eye, we will seek to transmit accurate information and promptly solve problems as they arise.