Solicitation of Public Comments (March 28, 2024)

Thank you very much for your continued support and cooperation in the activities of the Food Safety Management Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"). The association has begun soliciting public comments on the following two documents.

Documents Subject to Public Comment

Draft "JFS-C Certification Program Document ver.3.2"

Draft "JFS-C Standard Document ver.3.1"　

The main outline of the revised edition is as follows.

Overview of the revised edition

JFS-C standard document Version 3.1" draft

Addressing consistency with standard documents related to food safety

・CODEX Committee General Principles of Food Hygiene CXC 1-1969 (Adopted in 1969. Amended in 1999. Revised in 1997, 2003, 2020,2022. Editorial corrections in 2011.)
・CODE OF PRACTICE ON FOOD ALLERGEN MANAGEMENT FOR FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS CXC 80-2020
・Reference to the benchmarking requirements for sanitary design in the JII subsector, and added requirements for food business operators
・Requirements of the new Global Market Program (intermediate)

JFS-C Certification Program Document Version 3.2" draft

Addressing consistency with standard documents related to food safety management system certification schemes

・ISO22003-1:2022

・IAF Mandatory Document CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SCHEMES Issue 1(IAF MD 25:2022)

Reference

Comparison_Annex 1_JFS-C Certification Program Document Ver.3.1_Ver. 3.2_Draft

Comparison_Annex 2_JFS-C Certification Program Document Ver.3.1_Ver. 3.2_Draft

Comparison_Main text_JFS-C Certification Program Document Ver.3.1_Ver. 3.2_Draft

Comparison_JFS-C Standard Document Ver.3.0_Ver. 3.1_Draft

We would be grateful if we could receive opinions from a wide range of people, including from target businesses.

Deadline

April 12, 2024 17:00 (Japan time)

How to Submit

If you would like to submit an opinion, please download the ``Comment sheet'' below, fill it out, and send it using the opinion submission form.

Comment Sheet

Comment sheet_JFS-C Document Draft_Public consultation.xlsx

Submitting a comment

We are not soliciting public comments at the moment.