Quality Control System

Aiya Co., Ltd. manufactures matcha
using a thorough quality control system.

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［Food Safety Policy/Quality Policy］

We value the “spirit of hospitality” and pledge to provide safe and secure products and services to our customers.

We will continue to promote our corporate activities in order to provide products and services that satisfy our customers.

  1. 1. We comply with laws and regulations and strive to provide products and services that meet and satisfy customer requests.
  2. 2. Through our company business, we will contribute to improving food safety in the local tea industry.
  3. 3. We put food safety and security first, pursue appropriate profits, and strive to improve food safety with the aim of providing the livelihood and emotional well-being of our employees.
  4. 4. We will continually improve our quality assurance system and strive to maintain and improve it.
  5. Aiya Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Takeo Sugita

Hygienic production line
complies with strict HACCP standards

AIYA established a production line integrating hygiene management, safety guarantee for products, facility maintenance and management and food defense measures. We predict future risks, identify important points of control to prevent risks. We monitor and record those points continuously in all processes from arrival of raw materials to production and shipping.

Analysis and testing of matcha as food

AIYA is a pioneer in the industry, seeing matcha as food and analyzing matcha objectively based on scientific (mathematical) evidences. Our quality control department provides original product specifications which include requirements from customers, such as color difference, moisture, particle size along with analysis of general live bacteria, colon bacilli, mold and yeast.

Analysis/Inspection

Organic matcha

Consideration for human health and the global environment

In 1997, AIYA succeeded in producing organic matcha made from organically grown ten­cha after 20 years of effort.
Organic tencha fields were produced after 20 years of growing cold-resistant seedlings and overcoming repeated natural disasters since the first cultivation in an environment rich in nature under protected ecosystem inhabiting beneficial insects and birds.

World standard inspection certification

Currently, Aiya Co., Ltd. is shipping organic matcha to various locations through export of organic JAS certified equivalency based on Japanese Agricultural Standards.

World standard inspection certification

Product introduction

Organic Matcha is made without relying on pesticides or chemical fertilizers. It is popular as a gift for health-conscious people, or as a gift for people overseas, as it is popular in Europe where people are highly concerned about health.
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Product introduction
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Third Party Quality Certification

AIYA Co., Ltd. has obtained the following certifications from third-party organizations, and is committed to providing safe, reliable products to our customers and supporting the promotion of more sustainable agriculture.

  • FSSC 22000 Certification

    An approved certifi-cation, enacted by Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), which is an integration of ISO 22000, the inter-national standard for food safety manage-ment system, and ISO/TS 22002-1, the advanced ISO 22000.

  • HALAL Certification

    A food mark which indicates that it is permi-ssible under the Islam. This certifi-cation defines a standard for food that do not contain forbidden foods by Islam, and is granted to com-patible products after ins-pection for raw materials, production process and product quality, etc.
    *Limited to some products.

  • KOSHER Certification

    A food mark which indicates that it is permi-ssible accor-ding to Judaism. A quali-fied Jewish Rabbi (religious leader of Judaism) confirms the production process with his own eyes, and certifies that the food complies with Judaism.

  • Organic JAS Certification

    A Japanese certifi-cation mark for organic products. A mark for agri-cultural products and processed foods which are produced in farms where chemical ferti-lizers or agroche-micals were not used for more than 3 years prior to harvest and only organic ferti-lizers such as compost was used.

  • Gluten-free certified

    This certification guarantees that it is gluten-free. Gluten is a type of protein found in grains such as wheat, barley, and rye, and can cause allergies and intestinal disorders in some people.

  • Rainforest Alliance Certified

    The Rainforest Alliance mark means producers are managing their land more sustainably, protecting the environment and benefiting from improved livelihoods.
    The Rainforest Alliance works towards a world where people and nature thrive in harmony.
    Our company has obtained Rainforest Alliance certificate for processing tea sourced from certified tea farms.

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