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ISO 22000 certification in Tokyo
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- Accredited certification
- Tokyo office team
- Effivity software included
- Academy training included
Who asks for ISO 22000 in Tokyo
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ISO 22000 certification in Tokyo at a glance
Consider the chain behind a Tokyo lunch: a wholesaler at Toyosu, a processor, a caterer, a delivery fleet, a kitchen. ISO 22000 is the food safety management standard written for exactly that kind of chain, whatever the size of the business. It combines HACCP principles with prerequisite programmes, communication with suppliers and customers, emergency preparedness and a management system that is checked and improved. The Metropolitan Government's market hygiene office supervises the wholesale markets every day and supports tenants with HACCP-based manuals, so many firms there already hold the raw material for the standard. Sterling's Tokyo office brings the pieces into one system and prepares you for an accredited certification body's audit.
Why ISO 22000 in Tokyo
- Wholesalers, processors and caterers linked to the central marketsThey share hazards and records along the same chain, so one system covering communication helps.
- Logistics and packaging suppliers to Tokyo food businessesCustomers ask them to show hygiene control beyond a single inspection.
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Take the ISO 22000 readiness checkWhat drives ISO 22000 in Tokyo
- Market hygiene inspection and HACCP-based manuals for central market tenants local authority
What ISO 22000 requires
Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22000 requires a company to prove six things about keeping food safe from supplier to customer.
The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22000 explained →
ISO 22000 requirements, clause by clause in plain language →
How Sterling delivers ISO 22000 in Tokyo
Sterling's Tokyo office reviews your hygiene programmes on site and trains staff through Sterling Academy. 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 ISO 22000 in Japan
The laws, regulators and accreditation route for ISO 22000 apply across Japan, Tokyo included. They are set out on the country page: ISO 22000 certification in Japan →
Standards Tokyo organisations combine with ISO 22000
ISO 22000 in Tokyo: questions clients ask
Is ISO 22000 harder than HACCP for a Tokyo caterer?
It asks for more than HACCP: leadership, objectives, internal audit, management review and communication along the chain. If you already keep a sound HACCP plan and hygiene records, much of the evidence exists. The extra work is organising it as a managed system. Most caterers find the structure helps when staff change.
Does the market hygiene office in Tokyo expect ISO 22000?
Its published role is daily hygiene supervision and HACCP-based support through manuals, not demanding a particular certificate. ISO 22000 is a voluntary, customer-driven step beyond that. Ask your buyers whether they value it, and confirm your obligations with the market office or your health centre.
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Sources
- Food distribution through the central wholesale markets — shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market and its market hygiene inspection office — shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Market hygiene inspection and HACCP-based manuals for central market tenants — shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
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