Whichever you do business as an individual or as a corporation, you need a permit from prefectural government to start restaurant or food Manufacturing.
Regulating Law
Food Sanitation Act
Industries listed below are regulated under food Sanitation Act and additional regulations described for each industry.
- restaurant business
- business that cooks food using a vending machine capable of cooking food and sells the cooked food
- processed meat sales business
- fish and seafood auction business
- milk collection business
- milk processing business
- special milking and processing business
- meat processing business
- food irradiation business
- confectionery production business
- ice cream production business
- dairy product production business (meaning business that produces foods (including packaging thereof (excluding packaging solid products)) made primarily from milk that are specified by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order, such as powdered milk, condensed milk, cultured milk, cream, butter, cheese, and lactic acid bacteria beverages)
- nonalcoholic beverage production business
- processed meat product production business
- fishery product production business
- ice production business
- liquid egg production business
- edible fat and oil production business
- miso or soy sauce production business
- alcoholic beverage production business
- tofu production business
- natto production business
- noodle production business
- side dish production business
- multi side dish items production business
- frozen food production business
- multi frozen food items production business
- pickle production business
- sealed food production business
- food packaging business
- additive production business
Things to be aware of
Facility
There are equipment requirements upon each industry. Generally, the requirement is common among the category of the industry below.
- restaurant
- food manufacturing
- food processing
- food sales
Food Safety Supervisor
Food Safety supervisor is necessary to start food business. You may need to employ qualified person such as nutritionist, professional chef, Poultry processing hygiene supervisor, ship dish person or any other food safety specialists who is authorized to hygiene management.