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No.8803 2004. 6.1
Haruna Plant of Suntory Obtained the HACCP Certification
Haruna Plant (Location: Gunma Prefecture, Plant Director: Toshiaki Tazawa) of Suntory Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, President: Nobutada Saji) obtained HACCP from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in May 25, 2004. HACCP is the International Standard of the Food Safety Management Systems, established in the Food Sanitation Law.
HACCP is the International Standard of Food Safety Management Systems, which is the most highlighted standard around the world. HACCP is an acronym, standing for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. It has been applied for milk/dairy products, meat products, retort foods and others. In 1999, HACCP was allowed to be applied for soft drinks. Facing such situation, Suntory conducted activities to obtain the HACCP certification, further improving and strengthening its quality assurance system. Having persisted in such efforts, Hanyu Plant of Nihon Pepsi-Cola Production Company, which is the Suntory's group company, obtained the HACCP certification in October 2001 for the first time in the Japanese industry of soft drinks. Following this, Chitose Plant and Natural Mineral Water Hakushu Plant of Suntory obtained the certification in March and April 2002, respectively. Minamitama Factory of Suntory Foods Co. Ltd., which is the Suntory's group company, obtained it in April 2002. Kisogawa Plant and Tonegawa Plant of Suntory obtained it in July and November 2002, respectively. Following Takasago Plant which obtained the certification in January 2004, the Haruna Plant became the 8th plant to obtain it this year.
• Outlined Activities at the Haruna Plant to Obtain the HACCP Certification
| July 1999 | :Start of activities |
| September 2003 | :Application documents were sent to and received by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. |
| September 2003 | :Field examination by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| May 2004 | :The HACCP is certified by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
Further efforts will be made to obtain the HACCP certification at Suntory Group's plants, including Kyushu Kumamoto Plant that was constructed as a hybrid company last year.
Suntory will promote such activities to further improve its quality assurance from now on.
▼ Outline of the Haruna Plant, Suntory Ltd.
| ▽ Location | : 200 Handa, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture (TEL: 0279-24-8711) |
| ▽ Lot Area | : 144,000m2 (Production Building 33,411m2, Delivery Center 21,428m2) |
| ▽ Completion of Construction | : May 1992 |
| ▽ Main Products' Brands | : IEMON, OOLONG TEA, BOSS, DAKARA, AMINOSHIKI, etc. |
| ▽ Sales Volume Per Year | : Around 22.3 million cases (Line of PET bottles; in 2003) Around 14.5 million cases (Line of cans; in 2003) |
| ▽ Number of Employees | : 113 (as of April 1, 2004) |
| ▽ Content of Infrastructure | : Lines of PET bottles and cans |
▽ Further information:
Suntory Customer Center Toll free number: 0120-139-320
(Osaka) Dojimahama 2-1-40, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8203, Japan
(Tokyo) Moto-Akasaka 1-2-3, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8430, Japan
Suntory HP: http://www.suntory.co.jp/
