Mandatory scheme

HACCP-based hygiene management

HACCP-based hygiene management — mandatory scheme, Japan. It binds food business operators in Japan.

Jurisdiction
Japan
Record class
Mandatory scheme
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Where this applies

This record is scoped to Japan. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.

Instrument

2018 Food Sanitation Act amendment

Who it binds

Food business operators in Japan

What it requires

HACCP-based hygiene management has been mandatory in principle for all food business operators since 1 June 2021, with a simplified approach available to smaller operators alongside the full Codex-based approach used by larger operators and slaughterhouses.

Route to the authority

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"HACCP-based hygiene management." Certifidex, FutureTechnologies. Last verified 21 August 2026. https://certifidex.com/countries/jp/haccp-hygiene-management

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