On July 14, Co-op Net Business Federation consisting of six consumer co-ops in the Kanto area held the 2016 Quality Assurance workshop in Saitama cultural center with the participation of more than 600 people from 350 supplier companies, mostly sales personnel, quality assurance department personnel, chiefs from production factories etc.

The workshop provided a platform for discussion and exchange of experiences among the main stakeholders in quality assurance of co-op products. During the workshop Co-op Net reported the fiscal 2015 quality assurance initiatives stressing on the safety of the food chain, and presented practical examples of the kind of inquiries and correspondences they got engaged with co-op members in the fiscal under review.

Again, the 2016 quality assurance and the trend of the future quality assurance management system proposed by JCCU were explained to the suppliers. Particularly, regarding the opinions and suggestions from co-op members in respect of coop products, Co-op Net requires the suppliers to reflect those opinions in product development and improvements.

The workshop provided an opportunity for participants to update their knowledge and extend their professional development.