Notice of acquisition of food safety management system standard "FSSC 22000"
-Acquired by Yaeyama Sangyo Co., Ltd. of the Euglena group, which manufactures microalgae Euglena and chlorella-

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) produces and manufactures fine algae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena) powder and chlorella powder. We are pleased to announce that Yaeyama Shokusan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yaeyama Shokusan) of the Euglena group has acquired the food safety management system "FSSC22000" certification in November 2015.
　We and the Euglena group companies will continue to make efforts to ensure that our customers can use our products safely and securely. The details are as follows.

About acquisition of "FSSC 22000" certification

■ Authentication overview
　Registration system: FSSC22000 3rd edition
　Registered business name: Yaeyama Shokusan Co., Ltd.
　Certification body: Japan Quality Assurance Organization
　Registration date: November 20, 2015
　Scope of registration activities: Outdoor culture of chlorella and design, development and manufacture of raw materials for chlorella foods
　　　　　　　: Euglena culture and design, development and manufacture of Euglena

■ What is "FSSC22000"?
　It is an international certification standard for food safety management approved by the "GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative)" established by the global food manufacturers and food distribution industry. Based on the food safety management system standard "ISO22000", PAS220 "Prerequisite Program for Food Safety in Food Manufacturing * 1", which is a general hygiene management standard for food manufacturing, is included.
　The contents of ISO9001-HACCP, which has already been certified by Yaeyama Sangyo, are also included in "FSSC22000", and in addition to the management of the conventional important control points * 2, the contents such as the prerequisite program of "FSSC22000" are added. It has become.

* 1 Prerequisite program
　A program and clarification of general hygiene management such as maintenance management of equipment, cleaning and sterilization, and hygiene management of workers in order to manufacture and process safe food.
* 2 Critical Control Point
　In order to manufacture and process safe food, we perform hazard analysis as food and set it as an important management standard to prevent hazards.
　Control point.

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Euglena Co., Ltd. Public Relations and IR Division