Meat Inspection and Related Information Return Survey
Overview
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Meat Inspection and Related Information Return Survey” page provides information on the survey overview, results, publication schedule, Q&A, and contact details. Due to the review of numerical data, some statistical tables for fiscal years 2022 through 2024 have temporarily been withheld, and the page states that an errata sheet and corrected statistical tables will be posted after the review is completed.
Key points
- This is an information page about the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Meat Inspection and Related Information Return Survey.”
- It provides the survey overview, survey results, publication schedule, Q&A, and contact details.
- Some statistical tables are temporarily being withheld while numerical data are under review.
- It states that an errata sheet and corrected statistical tables will be posted promptly after the review is completed.
Overview
The “Meat Inspection and Related Information Return Survey” is a statistical survey listed in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s statistical list. The page is organized around the survey overview and results, with guidance to related information.
The survey overview lists the survey purpose, applicable laws and regulations, sampling method, questionnaire, survey method, history, subjects, survey items, and survey period. The survey results section presents an overview of the results, tabulation and estimation methods, errata information, examples of use, a glossary, notes on use, and a list of statistical tables on e-Stat.
Impact
Because the numerical data are under review, publication of the relevant statistical tables has been temporarily suspended. The page apologizes for the inconvenience to users and states that an errata sheet and corrected statistical tables will be posted as soon as the review is completed.
Details
The tables temporarily withheld are Table 10, “Livestock Barns and Poultry Houses,” and Table 11, “Rendering Plants, etc.,” from the fiscal year 2022 survey; Table 10, “Livestock Barns and Poultry Houses,” from the fiscal year 2023 survey; and Table 10, “Livestock Barns and Poultry Houses,” and Table 11, “Rendering Plants, etc.,” from the fiscal year 2024 survey.
The contact is the Dairy and Meat Safety Section of the Food Monitoring and Safety Division, Health and Livelihood Hygiene Bureau; the telephone number is 03-5253-1111, extension 2476.
It states that past information can be viewed on the e-Stat website, the government statistics portal.