What are the disadvantages of having multiple Item class just for sake of having sequence generated

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What are the disadvantages of having multiple Item class just for sake of having sequence generated item number for each type of material such as Food, Beverages, IT, etc? Client wants to have separate prefix in item number for each type of items and proposing having multiple item class. Does this approach has any risks?

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