Measures for Safety and Reliability

Food Safety Policy

The Kamada Group is aware that we are engaged in the manufacture and sale of food products. Food safety is important to us. We would like to establish the following policy:

1. We will provide safe and reliable products that meet our customers' satisfaction. We will contribute to the society by bringing smiles to dining tables around the world.
2. Based on our Food Safety Management System, we will set objectives to ensure food safety, strive to achieve them, and continuously review our progress.
3. We will comply with all legal and regulatory requirements and faithfully honor our commitments to customers.
4. We will communicate and promote mutual understanding regarding food safety and quality information with regulatory authorities, customers, business partners, and employees.
5. We will verify the appropriateness, validity, and effectiveness of our Food Safety Management System and continuously improve it.
6. We will provide education on food safety to all employees and work to secure and enhance their competence.
7. We will work to reduce food loss and food waste, contributing to a sustainable society.

Established: October 1, 2024
Revised: May 12, 2025
KAMADA SOY SAUCE Inc.
Kamada Foods Internaitonal, Ltd.
CEO Takeo Kamada

FSSC22000 obtained

We have obtained and are operating under the FSSC22000, an internationally recognized standard for food safety, at our Honmachi and Minato factories.

Certification obtained on :
June 22, 2025：Honmachi Factory
July 30, 2025：Minato Factory
Certification body: Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.

What is FSSC22000?

FSSC (Food Safety System Certification) 22000 is based on ISO22000, an internationally recognized standard for food safety management systems, and is structured to include even stricter management items.
A third-party organization certifies that a higher level of food safety management has been achieved and that systems have been put in place to deliver safe food to customers.

HACCP Verification Activities

At our factories producing paper carton products, we at Kamada Soy Sauce have acquired HACCP certification by third-party assessment. We continue to improve on our food safety.

Date of certification:
March 11, 2019 (Honmachi Factory)
February 7, 2008 (Minato Factory)
Certifying body: Japan Food Certification Organization

What Is HACCP?

HACCP is an acronym for “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point.”
It is a system for scientific analyzation and predicting biological, chemical, and physical hazards that may be present in food beforehand. The system constantly controls and records the processes by which they can be eliminated (or reduced to a safe level), in all steps, from receipt of raw materials to manufacturing and shipping.

We are constantly checking for and recording any abnormalities from the receipt of raw materials to the shipping of completed orders. If an abnormality is found, it is promptly removed from the process.

Through a process called “traceability,” we maintain records that allow us to identify raw materials used and products delivered to the customers. We regularly conduct traceability drills to check that records can be quickly retrieved.

As part of our sanitary (food defense) process, we keep all records of entries from employees to visitors to every processing facility. Food defense is the effort to protect food from acts of intentional adulteration or tampering.

We created a manual for hygiene management. As part of that process, we inspect all machinery and equipment regularly. Strict records are kept of each inspection.

Inspections are conducted at each point in the process to ensure quality control.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System – Self‑Declaration of Conformity

KAMADA SOY SAUCE Inc. established its Quality Management System and obtained ISO 9001 certification in March 2002. After operating the management system for over 20 years, we believe that the objectives and principles have become thoroughly ingrained within the company and have been established as a mature set of procedures. Therefore, as of March 13, 2026, we voluntarily relinquished our ISO 9001 certification and adopted a self‑declaration of conformity for our Quality Management System, which is operated internally. In our future activities, we will strive for greater flexibility in responding to changes in social conditions and autonomous operations based on internal quality control and safety measures.

Voluntary Testing for Radioactive Materials

Safety Information on Kamada Products and Radioactive Contamination

We have been performing voluntary testing for radioactive materials since March 21, 2012.
For the measuring device, we use a model that meets the performance requirements laid out in MHLW’s “Screening Methods for Radioactive Cesium in Food” (NaI (Tl) scintillation detector). Measurements are taken by inspectors who have passed the Radioactive Material Measurement Proficiency Test. The measuring device complies with the latest standard (for general foods) as of April 1, 2012.

More than 30 types of domestically produced ingredients, including soy sauce and bonito shavings, are our main raw materials. These are inspected at each incoming lot and each production lot. The final product is also inspected before being packed in containers. All products made at our factory are inspected at each production lot before packed. If the scintillation detector raises any red flags, it is subjected to a high-precision inspection by a Germanium (Ge) semiconductor detector at an external inspection facility. Our in-house allowable limit for the final product is 2 becquerels per kilogram, which is just 1/50 of the 100 becquerels per kilogram limit for general foodstuffs set by MHLW. Since its introduction, we have completed measurement on 35,848 samples (as of March 31, 2025); to date, no detection in any of our final products has been observed.

(Last updated March 31, 2025)

Allergy Information

We strive to gather allergy-related information involving all raw materials used.
We will disclose the information as it becomes available.

July 22, 2025
The content on this page is intended for allergens as defined by The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Currently, we only note allergens that can be investigated.
Please contact us for more information.

Target allergens as defined by The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Milk, Eggs, Crustacean shellfish, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame, Fish

Product Allergen Chart

Products	Allergenic Labeling
Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Less Sodium Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Salmon Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Salmon, Tuna)
Vegan Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans
Classic Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Salmon, Tuna)
Classic Yuzu Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Tuna)
Dashi Ponzu Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Ponzu Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans
Salad Dressing	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Teriyaki Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Nizakana Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Salmon, Mackerel, Tuna)
Dashi Soup Base	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna, Herring)
Garlic Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame, Fish (Tuna)
Chili Dashi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Tuna)
Shellfish Soup Base	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Sashimi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans
Soup Base	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Salmon, Mackerel, Tuna)
Soba Soup Base	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Salmon, Mackerel, Tuna)
Sweet Udon Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Salmon, Tuna, Anchovy)
Iriko Dashi Vinegar	Fish (Anchovy)
Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans
Usukuchi Soy Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans
Udon Soup Base	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna, Anchovy, Herring)
Dashi Chuno Sauce	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Tuna, Anchovy)
Hokkaido Kome Koji Miso	Soybeans
Kamada Katsuo Dashi Packs	Fish (Salmon, Mackerel, Tuna, Anchovy, Flyingfish, Scad)
Kamada Iriko Dashi Packs	Fish (Anchovy)
Shio Kombu	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Chirimen Sansho	Wheat, Soybeans, Fish (Mackerel, Tuna)
Shodoshima Somen noodles	Wheat, Sesame
Tokachi Soba noodles	Wheat
Sanuki Udon noodles	Wheat

Note that the content of the product you purchase and the content of the products listed on this website may differ slightly due to ongoing improvements.
Please read the ingredients noted on the package carefully before consuming.

Please contact us for current allergen information.