The Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) is accepting applications from additional food business operators who wish to receive subsidies for the costs of audits and certification to JFS standards in order to promote the expansion of exports, certification of food safety management systems originating in Japan, and certification or conformance to JFS standards (hereinafter referred to as "certification, etc."). This is the final announcement for this year. This is the final announcement for this fiscal year.

Food business operators selected through the public call for applications will receive subsidies for various costs associated with obtaining certification. These expenses will cover the costs of audits and audits to be paid between December 5, 2022 and March 3, 2023. The period is tentative.

This project will be implemented as a "Model Demonstration Project for Supporting Certification of JFS Standards," a project subsidized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in fiscal 2021.

Application period: October 24 (Monday) to November 30 (Wednesday), 2022

Please refer to the following document for details and application procedures.

Additional Open Call for Model Businesses in FY2021
JFS Model Project Application and Implementation Plan (Form 1)_Additional Open Call for Proposals
JFS Model Project Proponent Statement (Form 2)
JFS Model Project Proponent_Project Plan (Form 3)
Project Implementation Regulations
Screening Procedures

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