Various business procedures after the revision of the Food Sanitation Law

The Food Sanitation Law was revised, and the food business license system was reviewed and a business notification system was established. Since the "Notification System" by law was newly created on June 1, 2021, the "Notification System" based on the rules of Yokohama City has been abolished. Depending on the content of the business, it will be necessary to obtain a new business license and report the business, so please check the following information.

• Information on various procedures after the revision of the law (PDF: 1,099KB)
• Notice of Food Sanitation Law Revision (PDF: 4,099KB)

It is possible to operate until the expiration date of the business license specified on the business license (except for industries that have shifted from permission to notification).
The next time you renew your business license, you will be required to obtain permission under the new law.

If it is difficult to determine whether the business is subject to permission or notification, please contact Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the facility is located.

Those who conduct business other than "business licensed industries (32 industries)" and "businesses that do not require notification" need to apply for "business notification".
※If you correspond to multiple industries, select one representative industry (main industry) and submit a report.
If it is difficult to determine whether the business is subject to a business notification, please contact Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the facility is located.

• List of permissions and notification industries related to food hygiene (PDF: 165KB)

You can apply at the Food Sanitation Application System (an online system operated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) or at the counter of Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the facility is located.

• About procedure of business report (PDF: 1,156KB)

　
When using the food hygiene application system, please check the following manual and proceed with the procedure.

• Business Report Input Manual (Yokohama City Version)
  • Business notification input manual (for personal computers) (PDF: 1,703KB)
  • Business notification input manual (for smartphones and tablets) (PDF: 2,593KB)
• Operational Report Revision / Withdrawal Manual (Yokohama City Version)
  • Business notification correction / withdrawal manual (for personal computers) (PDF: 1,517KB)
  • Business notification correction / withdrawal manual (for smartphones and tablets) (PDF: 1,990KB)
• System Usage Manual (prepared by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (external site)

In addition, please refer to the following for guidance on business notification for businesses.

• Business notification:Guide (PDF: 1,328KB)
• Sales by car:Guide main part (PDF: 1,323KB)・Attachment (PDF: 3,351KB)

※When selling food from a car and selling it on display, it does not correspond to business by car, and a notification is required for each sales location.
　
You can access the food hygiene application system from the link below.

• Click here for businesses such as food (outside site)
• Click here for the general public (outside site)

• 045-671-4634 (weekdays from 9:00 to 17:00)

※For inquiries other than the information on how to enter the business notification system, attached documents, etc., please contact Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the ward where the facility is located.

If a business license was obtained prior to May 31, 2021 for "milk sales business", "meat sales (packaged goods), seafood sales (packaged goods)", and "ice and snow sales", it is deemed that the business has already been notified in accordance with the revision of the law. If these industries are "main industries", there is no need to submit a new notification. .

※Regarding business procedures such as vending machines, which will shift from licenses other than those listed above to registered industries, Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division will guide you through specific procedures before the expiration of the license expiration date.

If you are operating at a convenience store or supermarket, there are cases where the type of business that is deemed to have been notified of business is different from the main type of business that actually operates.

In the case of the above, please apply for a “business notification” again for the appropriate main industries.
In addition, for the type of business that is deemed to have been notified of business, please follow the procedure of "closed business notification".

Until now, in principle, it was accepted at the window of Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the ward where the facility is located or by mail, but now the Yokohama City Electronic Application and Notification Service is now available.

• Click here for the procedure for closing notice (outside site)

• Business license When closing a business, be sure to attach an electronic file of the business license. (Example: photos of business permits, PDF files scanned business permits, etc.)
• After the notice of completion of the business closure notification has been received, please destroy the business license immediately.
• If you have lost your business license, please write in the remarks column of the business closure report so that you can see the loss, such as "I lost your business license", and follow the procedure.

For group catering facilities currently in operation as of June 1, 2021, the procedure for "business notification" by the installer of the catering facility is required by November 30, 2021.

It is not subject to the "Business Notification" procedure.

Regardless of the number of meals, the contractor must have a business license. In this case, it is not subject to the procedure of "business notification" by the installer of the catering facility.

If you only perform the following business, you do not need a “business license” or “business notification” as a business that has little impact on public health.

1. Importing of food or additives
2. Business that only stores or transports food or additives (excluding food frozen and refrigerated warehouses)
3. Sales of packaging foods (e.g. snacks, cup noodles, alcohol drinks, teas, etc.) that do not cause food hygiene hazards due to spoilage, deterioration or other quality deterioration even if stored at room temperature for a long period of time (e.g. snacks, cup noodles, alcohol drinks, teas, etc.)
4. Manufacture of equipment containers and packaging other than synthetic resins
5. Import or sales of equipment containers and packaging
6. Group lunch facilities (facility less than 20 meals at a time when a contractor outsources cooking work has obtained permission)
7. Food collection business in agriculture and fisheries
   

For more information, please refer to the following link.

• About the scope of food collection business in agriculture and fisheries (Notice of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (PDF: 319KB)

Those who conduct business that falls under the category of “Business Licensed Industry (32 Industries)” must obtain a business license in advance.

First, please contact Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the facility is located to see if the details of the facility are applicable.
In addition, about "guide of business permission application" for company, please confirm by all means as we publish in the following page.

• Food Sanitation Procedure Page

In order to obtain a food-related business license, it is necessary to meet facility standards and examination standards, so please check the following for details.

• Ordinances (outside site) on business facility standards based on the Food Sanitation Law
• Food business license examination standard and food business license administrative guidance guideline (PDF: 417KB)