Qingdao Nissui Food Research and Development Co., Ltd

Needless to say, assuring the quality and safety of commodities delivered to the customer is the most important matter for producers. NISSUI has established its own quality control standard equivalent to the HACCP, the quality control system adjusted to global standards, and is rigorously applying its standard to commodity production and quality control. Moreover, to apply this control standard correctly, we established the "Nissui Technical Academy" in May 2001, where we have been working on the development of human resources as the first step toward improving the entire Group’s quality control. Furthermore, in 2003 we laid down the Quality Assurance Code to encourage each of our employees to commit themselves to the delivery of safe and reliable food with a higher degree of awareness.
This policy was also applied to our overseas production bases, where Quality Control Centers have been established in Thailand and China to perform quality control of raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products, as well as for the instruction and education of our local production plants. (The Quality Control Center China was functionally upgraded in April 2008 and has become a separate entity, the Qingdao Nissui Food Research and Development Co., Ltd.) And in 2006, we promptly took steps to cope with the positive list system, strengthened our global inspections systems, created a new control standard for farms and processing materials, and have prepared written guarantees of the standard for the raw materials of agrochemicals, animal drugs, and other products.

Diagnosis of fish diseases at the Oita Marine Biological Technology Center

NISSUI's R&D activities are related to each of the stages from accessing resources to delivering value and support not merely in the area of technology area, but also in terms of quality, safety, and security. The outcome of these activities shows its effects on the fishery and food businesses, as well as the fine chemical and integrated aquaculture businesses, and is applied to actual production sites as the means to make the most of limited marine resources. The center of our research institutes is the Central Research Laboratory, originally the "Hayatomo Fishery Research Group" established in 1920, the first private research organization on fishery in Japan. The Laboratory engages in research covering many fields and serves as the base for all other research institutes of NISSUI. Especially in the field of aquaculture, the Laboratory, in close cooperation with the Oita Marine Biological Technology Center, is focusing on the study of the culture of safe and good-quality fish, while giving due consideration to the environment.

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TOP : As a step to reduce CO2 emissions, we have installed city gas boilers in our Hachioji General Plant. BOTTOM : Fish sausage utilizing eco clip tecnology.

Environmental Reports NISSUI publishes an environmental report on its environmental conservation activities every year.

Since its foundation, NISSUI has been conducting business with the benefits of nature and has made it the basic principle of its Philosophy & Ethics to deal with the earth and the sea with gratitude. In order to clearly define this principle, we drew up the Environment Code in June 2003. We have raised the environment awareness of each of our employees and worked on environmental conservation starting from the areas closest to us. More specifically, we initiated activities for proposals regarding environmental impact and strived to reduce waste, water use, and CO2 emissions. To promote these activities, we are continuing to make efforts to obtain certification for the international standard, the ISO14001. (As of June 30, 2010 47 offices of the Nissui Group have obtained ISO14001 certification.) Also as part of these efforts, we are currently switching energy sources used as fuel in our plants from petroleum to city gas, which has lower CO2 emission. In January 2006 our Hachioji Plant completed the conversion of fuel to run 14 of its boilers from heavy fuel oil to city gas. Additionally, by switching to energy-efficient lighting fixtures and installing human detection sensors, we have been able to cut energy consumption by 13%. As a result, our efforts for the prevention of global warming during FY 2006 have been recognized as being particularly exemplary and we have been included in the 17 business establishments with AAA ratings awarded "the Governor of Tokyo Award".

"Umi to Sakana" Competition Co-sponsored by Nissui Sponsors/Organizer: Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co. and Asahi Gakusei Shimbunsha Supporters : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and Fisheries Research Agency Cooperator : Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums and Japan Overseas Educational Services

New Zealand's rugby team known as "All Blacks" attracts worldwide attention in the Rugby World Cup and on other occasions.

From its long experience, NISSUI has learned how good foodstuff fish can be, and that fish offer many other high values. Based on this experience, NISSUI's PR activities are geared toward encouraging people to acquire a broader and deeper interest in marine resources and the ocean environment. In the "Umi to Sakana" Competition that we have cosponsored since 1982, we have exhibited the wonders of fish and the greatness of the sea that nurtures fish in an easy-to-understand way to elementary school children, their families, teachers, and others involved in education. We also pay much attention to community activities in areas other than fishery. For example, in New Zealand, a fishery country with which NISSUI has a close relationship, we have supported the "All Blacks," that nation's renown rugby team, and a national rugby team of students.

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