As the administrative guidance for "institutionalization of sanitation management in accordance with HACCP" will be in full swing from the new fiscal year The proposal for the use of "hypochlorous acid water" for sanitation management was Proposal for Hygiene Management Using Hypochlorous Acid Water

In response to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Institutionalization of Sanitation Management in Accordance with HACCP, To achieve low-cost and safe sanitation management for food manufacturing businesses, We promote the use of JSA standard-compliant hypochlorite water (molecular hypochlorite solution).

2024.04.17 11:00

一般社団法人次亜塩素酸化学工業会

The Hypochlorous Oxidation Industry Association of Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the Association") is pleased to announce that it is proposing the use of "hypochlorite water" for sanitation management as the "institutionalization of sanitation management in accordance with HACCP" by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which was delayed due to the new coronavirus infection, will be in full swing from the new fiscal year.

With the global outbreak of new coronavirus infection and the subsequent shift to Class 5, hygiene management in the food manufacturing industry is attracting even more attention. ), which has been fully enforced since June 1, 2021, is becoming increasingly important for all food manufacturers. We will actively promote the use of JSA standard-compliant hypochlorite water (molecular hypochlorite solution) for sanitation control under HACCP.

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The "Institutionalization of Sanitation Management in Accordance with HACCP" is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to encourage and support food business operators to actively engage in sanitation management on their own: HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) is an internationally recognized management method to ensure food safety. It aims to maintain food safety by analyzing hazards and setting and monitoring critical control points throughout the entire food production process, from production to consumption.

This system is intended to support food business operators to formulate and implement their own sanitation management initiatives based on HACCP, to spread the introduction of HACCP throughout Japan, and to make many people, including consumers, aware of the importance of this system.

Along with its high sterilizing power, hypochlorite water is safe for people, safe for things, and environmentally friendly. These characteristics are highly compatible with the basic concepts of HACCP and make it an ideal choice for achieving safe and effective hygiene control in food production. For example, hypochlorite water (hypochlorite solution) is effective against spore bacteria, which sodium hypochlorite is not effective in sterilizing, and norovirus, which alcohol is not effective in sterilizing.

However, information on "commercially available hypochlorite water" and "hypochlorite water used in food factories" that is not based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law or Food Sanitation Law is often outside the scope of direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and there is currently a lack of useful information for practicing "management based on HACCP.

Our industrial association will promote the use of hypochlorite water, and in particular, we will strive to disseminate and provide information on HACCP-based hygiene management utilizing "JSA standard-compliant molecular hypochlorite solution". Our goal is to help food manufacturers throughout Japan implement safer and more efficient sanitation management. By doing so, we hope to guarantee the provision of safe food to consumers and enhance the credibility of the food manufacturing industry.