Safe and Secure Travel with Zensho (Procurement)

To ensure our customers enjoy safe and secure food, Zensho has established its own strict safety standards and implemented various measures at every stage, from sourcing raw materials to serving our stores.

Procurement

Providing safe food is
It all starts with sourcing safe raw materials.

We work with producers to source safe and delicious vegetables and meat.

Procurement means gathering things together, so it means preparing the ingredients for cooking!

Procurement of agricultural products

Zensho provides its customers with vegetables sourced from all over the world, including domestically produced rice, lettuce, and cabbage, as well as American corn and potatoes, Chinese onions, and European tomatoes. Zensho employees keep a close eye on the global market.

Cultivation of agricultural products

In rice and vegetable cultivation, we investigate in advance the management practices, including what fertilizers and pesticides are used, when, and how. We also visit the sites whenever possible to confirm how the crops are cultivated and to review the records. Furthermore, we continuously conduct tests on harvested vegetables and other produce to ensure they are free of pesticides and other chemical substances, as well as harmful metals (heavy metals), to verify their safety.

Pesticides are chemicals used when growing vegetables. There are insecticides to reduce insects, fungicides to reduce bacteria and mold, and herbicides to remove weeds.

They grow green onions in a field like this! It's so spacious!

Vegetable survey

I'll be checking the "cultivation history" documents on-site, which record when, who, and how the crops were grown. I'll be checking to make sure the records are complete and accurate.

Be careful, as pesticides might drift in from the surrounding fields!

inspection

Safety is determined based on on-site investigations and tests for pesticides, other chemical substances, and heavy metals. These tests are conducted at Zensho 's the Central Research Center and by external testing laboratories.

About the Central Research Center

Beef

From the stage in which the cattle grow, we investigate feed, breeding management methods, and farm hygiene management in advance. In addition to the regulations set by countries such as the United States and Australia, we also check for safety in accordance with Zensho 's own safety standards.

In the United States, there's a beef quality assurance program, and in Australia, there's a livestock production assurance system—these are national regulations.

So you're even researching the feed?

"Feed" refers to food for animals.

Meat processing plant

Our meat processing plant uses HACCP, a hygiene management method that enhances safety during the production process. We also process meat while adhering to the standards of each country, as well as Zensho 's own standards.

Procurement summary

What's important isn't where the vegetables and other produce came from, but how they were cultivated and how their safety was ensured.

Vegetables and other produce are grown while adhering to many rules, aren't they?

So you're doing both field surveys and crop inspections.

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