Tokyo—Tosoh Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary Rinkagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.,is pleased to announce its accreditation for food additives good manufacturing practice (GMP) by the Japan Food Additives Association (JAFA). JAFA recently assessed Rinkagaku Kogyo’s manufacturing and quality control management and found that it met JAFA’s voluntary GMP standards. On March 28, 2013, JAFA registered Rinkagaku Kogyo as a JAFA food additives GMP accredited company. Rinkagaku Kogyo is using the occasion to further the safety and quality of its food additives by renovating its plant.
Rinkagaku Kogyo’s plant renovation extends from March through July 2013 and focuses on key areas of its food additive product production. The company is in particular strengthening its sanitation management by completely renovating the plant’s product packaging line. It also is making the plant’s manufacturing line airtight to ensure that it is contamination proof.
Profile
Rinkagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., has its head office and plant in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture. The company was established in November 1926, has paid-in capital of ¥120 million, and is 100% owned by Tosoh Corporation. Rinkagaku Kogyo specializes in the manufacture and sale of phosphorus products and produces a range of sodium and potassium salts for use as food additives.
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Tosoh Corporation is a Japanese chemical company established in 1935 and listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is the parent of the Tosoh Group, which comprises 130 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 11,000 people and generated net sales of ¥687.1 billion (US$8.4 billion at the year-end rate of ¥82.19 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2012, ended March 31, 2012.
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Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The Company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene, while its advanced materials business serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries. Tosoh has also pioneered sophisticated bioscience systems that are used for the monitoring of life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes and certain cancers, and to prevent epidemics by identifying pathogenic microbes. In addition, Tosoh develops products and provides services to purify water and to monitor the environment as part of a commitment to a sustainable future.
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