Approximately 40% of Food Industry Workers Answer "Not Receiving Stool Tests." Demand for Home Collection and Mail-in System Reaches About 66%

■ The Reality of Stool Testing for People Working in the Food Industry
News of food poisoning is reported almost every year, and each time, interest in food safety increases.
Among various measures, stool testing is a crucial method for early detection of food poisoning bacteria carriers and preventing mass infections.

However, how many people actually undergo regular testing?
Also, what inconveniences do they experience in the workplace?

To find out, we conducted a questionnaire on "The Reality of Food Poisoning Prevention and Stool Testing" jointly with Moriyama Environmental Science Laboratory Co., Ltd., targeting 100 men and women nationwide who answered in a preliminary screening that they "are engaged in, or have experience working in, jobs handling food (restaurant industry, food manufacturing, catering, etc.)."

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"Questionnaire on the Reality of Food Poisoning Prevention and Stool Testing" Survey Overview
Survey Method: Internet Questionnaire
Survey Period: March 5 to March 13, 2026
Target Respondents: Men and women nationwide who answered in a preliminary screening that they "are engaged in, or have experience working in, jobs handling food (restaurant industry, food manufacturing, catering, etc.)."
Valid Responses: 100 samples
Questions:
Question 1: Do you regularly receive stool tests at your workplace? *If you are a former employee, please answer about your time there.
Question 2: Do you understand the purpose of receiving a stool test?
Question 3: Which of the following do you know as the purpose of a stool test? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 4: Have you ever experienced any trouble or inconvenience with stool testing at your workplace?
Question 5: What aspects were inconvenient? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 6: If there were a system where you could collect stool at home and mail it, do you think it would be more convenient than testing at the workplace?
Question 7: Please tell us the reason for that.
*In principle, figures are rounded to the first decimal place, so the total may not equal exactly 100%.

■ 40.0% Answered "Not Receiving Stool Tests"
First, we asked whether they regularly undergo stool tests at their workplace.