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HACCP certification in Tokyo
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- Tokyo office team
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- Academy training included
Who asks for HACCP in Tokyo
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HACCP certification in Tokyo at a glance
At Toyosu and the other central wholesale markets, fish, vegetables and meat change hands at speed, and the Metropolitan Government's answer is a mix of daily hygiene inspection and quality and hygiene manuals built around HACCP. That makes HACCP a daily vocabulary for wholesalers and intermediate wholesalers, and for the caterers, processors and shops that source from them. HACCP means identifying the hazards in your process, choosing the critical control points, setting limits, monitoring, correcting deviations, verifying and keeping records. Sterling's Tokyo office turns the manual's general advice into a plan for your own flow, with monitoring sheets in Effivity and short Sterling Academy sessions for floor staff.
Why HACCP in Tokyo
- Wholesalers and intermediate wholesalers in the central marketsThe Metropolitan Government supports their HACCP-based hygiene management with manuals and a safety and quality manager network.
- Tokyo food businesses answering to their local health centreHealth centres are the point of contact for hygiene management questions at each premises.
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Take the HACCP readiness checkWhat drives HACCP in Tokyo
- Quality and hygiene manuals for wholesalers and intermediate wholesalers local authority
- Health-centre guidance on HACCP-based hygiene management local authority
What HACCP requires
Strip away the vocabulary and HACCP asks a food business to prove six things about how it controls food safety hazards.
The detail is on the global hub: HACCP explained →
How Sterling delivers HACCP in Tokyo
Sterling's Tokyo office maps your product flow on site and sets up monitoring records. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate.
- End to end, from one team
- Effivity ISO & GRC software
- Preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people
- Internal auditor training for your audit team, as applicable to your standard
- Vulnerability assessment on ISMS engagements
The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.
Regulations and accreditation for HACCP in Japan
The laws, regulators and accreditation route for HACCP apply across Japan, Tokyo included. They are set out on the country page: HACCP certification in Japan →
Standards Tokyo organisations combine with HACCP
HACCP in Tokyo: questions clients ask
Who do Tokyo food businesses ask about HACCP-based hygiene management?
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government tells food businesses to consult the health centre responsible for their facility, and market tenants can also use the market office and its manuals. A certificate is optional unless a customer asks for one. Confirm the approach that applies to your type and size of business with the health centre.
Is HACCP certification different from the hygiene plan a Tokyo shop already keeps?
A hygiene plan shows what you do. Certification adds an outside check that the plan follows HACCP principles and that records prove it works. Customers such as hotels, caterers and exporters sometimes ask for that proof. Most shops can build on their existing plan rather than start again.
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Sources
- Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market and its market hygiene inspection office — shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Public Health and the health centres responsible for each premises — hokeniryo1.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Quality and hygiene manuals for wholesalers and intermediate wholesalers — shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Health-centre guidance on HACCP-based hygiene management — hokeniryo1.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
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