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HISTORY OF THE JFS SCHEME, PROGRAM AND STANDARDS

HISTORY
History of the JFS scheme program and standards as of Sep. 10, 2018

BRIEF HISTORY

January 2016
Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) established
July 2016
JFS-E-C Standard and JFS-C Certification Scheme document published
September 2016
The first certification body, JIA-QA Center, registered based on JFS-C Scheme document
September 2016
The first certified organization based on JFS-E-C Standard, Tsurumi Plant of Nisshin Flour Milling Inc., disclosed
October 2016
The first accreditation body, JAB, contracted with based on JFS-C Scheme document
October 2016
JFS-E-A Standard, JFS-E-B Standard, and JFS-A/B Audit and Conformity Assessment Program document published
December 2016
The first audit company based on JFS-A/B Program document, Ecore Co., Ltd., registered
January 2017
The number of JFSM members exceeded 100
March 2017
The first conforming organization based on JFS-E-B Standard, Head Office of Daiichisuisan Co., Ltd., disclosed
October 2017
Published JFS-A/B Audit and Conformity Assessment Program - Approval Standard for the Assessor and Reviewer Training Courses
December 2017
The number of JFSM members exceeded 200
March 2018
The first training organization for Conformity Assessment Training Courses, Technofer Ltd., registered based on the JFS-A/B Approval Standard for the Assessor and Reviewer Training Courses
May 2018
The first conforming organization based on JFS-A Standard, Refrigerated Facilities "MASKAR", of Onagawa Fishmarket Trading Union, disclosed
October 2018
JFS-C certification program (Sector: EIV) achieved recognition against GSFI Benchmarking Requirements Version 7.1
December 2018
The number of conforming organizations based on JFS-B Standard exceeded 100
April 2019
The number of conforming organizations based on JFS-B Standard exceeded 200
June 2019
Office relocation from Chiyoda-ku to Chuo-ku
The number of conforming organizations based on JFS-B Standard exceeded 300
August 2019
Takami Grape Farm is registered as the first conforming facility based on the JFS Standard for Facilities Handling Sorting and Packing Processes of Fruit and Vegetables Destined for Thailand ver.1.0
November 2019
The number of conforming organizations based on JFS-B Standard exceeded 500
December 2019
Published JFS Standard (Food Service) Audit and Conformity Assessment Program Document
March 2020
The first conforming organization based on JFS Standard (Food Service), Lunch Service Division, Gunma Branch of Ocean System Co., Ltd., registered
JFS-C Standard (Food manufacturing, Sub Sector: EI, EIII) achieved recognition against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 7.1
July 2020
The total number of certified and conforming organizations based on JFS Standards exceeded 1,000
October 2020
The number of conforming organizations based on JFS-B Standard exceeded 1,000
April 2021
Published JFS Standard (Food Service Multi-site) documents
December 2021
JFS-C Standard (Food manufacturing, Sub Sector:CIV) Version 3.0 achieved recognition against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020 (including 2020.1)
March 2022
The total number of certified and conforming organizations based on JFS Standards exceeded 2,000
September 2022
The number of conforming organizations based on JFS-B Standard exceeded 2,000