Initiatives at Meat Processing Facilities in Japan

Initiatives at SANKYOMEAT INC. and IH MEAT PACKER INC.

SANKYOMEAT INC. considers animal welfare in all business activities.
The company endeavors to avoid actions and rough handling that cause unnecessary stress to livestock, treating animals with care and creating appropriate environments.
All mooring facilities are equipped with drinking water, monitoring cameras, mist sprayers and showers for heat control, air blowers, etc. The Ariake pork plant is equipped with an automatic livestock movement guidance system. Ariake plants are among the leading meat processing facilities in Japan certified for meat exports, and the Ariake beef plant is certified for exports to the U.S. and EU.
Beef processed at the Ariake plant meets the high export standards of EU countries and the United States—areas of high animal welfare standards. The meat is shipped to countries and regions around the world in addition to distribution in Japan.

SANKYOMEAT INC. Cattle Mooring
Mist facilities	Drinking water supply facilities
SANKYOMEAT INC. Pork Moorings
Automated pork induction facility	Large blower equipment

At IH Meat Packer Co., Ltd.'s lairage pens (Towada Pork Plant and Towada Beef Plant, which began operation in April 2024), drinking water facilities are installed so that pigs and cattle can drink water at all times, and we strive to treat them with care and create an appropriate environment. (By 2024, we have fully equipped all domestic lairage pens within our group with drinking water systems.) Additionally, the processing facilities at the Towada Beef Plant have obtained certification as meat export facilities compliant with U.S. and EU standards by May 2025.

IH MEAT PACKER INC Cattle moorings

drinking water supply facilities