Halal Certification Consultant in Osaka

Certifying for the Malaysian market from Osaka

Japan has no national halal authority; certification is provided by independent organisations. Japanese food, cosmetics and ingredient exporters targeting Malaysia and the wider ASEAN halal market work through JAKIM-recognised certifiers.

For a Osaka business, the question is not which local scheme to use but whether your certifier is recognised by JAKIM. JAKIM publishes a list of Recognised Foreign Halal Certification Bodies (FHCB), and recognition attaches to the certifying body rather than to the country. Product certified by a body outside that list will not be accepted for the Malaysian market, regardless of how well established the certifier is domestically.

What exporters from Osaka need in place

• An FHCB-recognised certifier appropriate to your product category
• Halal Assurance System documentation mapped to MS 1500:2019 rather than only to the local standard
• Ingredient and supplier records that satisfy JAKIM's traceability expectations
• Segregation evidence across production, storage and transport, including at port
• Labelling that meets Malaysian requirements for the destination market

How we work with Osaka businesses

We start with a gap analysis against MS 1500:2019, then build the documentation and train the people who have to live with it. The aim is a first-time pass, not a re-audit.

• Gap analysis and compliance assessment
• Halal Assurance System manual and SOP development
• Internal Halal Committee and staff training
• Mock audit and corrective action
• Application preparation and follow-up