Promoting hygiene, safety, and consumer confidence in flexible packaging for food and pharmaceutical products.

The Flexible Packaging Hygiene Association (FPHA) is an industry organization established in 1975 by Japanese converter companies involved in the manufacture and processing of flexible packaging materials. Our mission is to promote hygienic manufacturing practices and contribute to the safety of food and pharmaceutical packaging.

Safe food and pharmaceutical products depend not only on product quality but also on hygienic packaging materials. FPHA believes that flexible packaging manufacturing requires hygiene management standards comparable to those applied in food and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

FPHA promotes hygiene management in the flexible packaging industry through:

• Voluntary Hygiene Standards
• Factory Accreditation Programducational Seminars
• Factory Visits
• Technical Publications
• Industry Exhibitions and Outreach Activities

FPHA has established voluntary hygiene standards to support the manufacturing of safe and hygienic flexible packaging materials.
The standards are regularly revised in response to:

• Regulatory
• Scientific knowledge
• Industry needs
• Social expectations

Current Version: Version 15 (Revised April 2026)

Based on the FPHA voluntary standards, member factories are periodically assessed to verify:

• Hygiene management systems
• Manufacturing controls
• Equipment and facility maintenance
• Personnel hygiene practices

The accreditation program supports continual improvement of hygiene management throughout the industry.

FPHA organizes:

• Hygiene Management Training Seminars
• Packaging Technology Seminars
• Special Lectures by External Experts

These programs provide updates on regulations, industry trends, and best practices.

FPHA publishes:

• Raw Material Hygiene Manual
• Control Devices Manual
• Material and Processing Technology Manual
• FPHA Report
• FPHA News

These publications support continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the industry.

FPHA welcomes interest from companies, associations, researchers, and regulatory stakeholders around the world.
This website is intended to introduce FPHA's activities and initiatives to international audiences.

FPHA is an industry association composed of Japanese converter companies. Membership and eligibility for the FPHA Factory Accreditation Program are limited to converter companies operating in Japan.
Therefore, organizations located outside Japan are not eligible for FPHA membership or factory accreditation.
This website is provided for information purposes to introduce FPHA activities and hygiene management initiatives.

For general information regarding FPHA activities and publications, please contact:

E-mail: jimukyoku@naneikyo.com