The Japan Food Safety Management Foundation (JFSM) signed a partnership agreement with the Total Quality Food Association (TQFA) on November 30, 2022, to promote mutual recognition of food safety standards to facilitate the expansion of food imports and exports between Japan and Taiwan.

We will be exhibiting with TQFA at the Taiwan International Food Fair (Food Taipei) scheduled to be held from June 14 (Wed.) to 17 (Sat.), 2023, and will collaborate in promotional activities to promote the expansion of food imports and exports between Japan and Taiwan.

This exhibition is the largest food industry trade fair in Taiwan (with approximately 1,400 exhibitors and 4,000 booths in 2022, and is expected to greatly exceed last year's 28,000 visitors due to the easing of traffic caused by COVID-19 infection).

At Food Taipei, JFSM will be promoting the products of JFS-certified food businesses in the JFSM corner of the joint booth with TQFA in order to help them expand their overseas sales channels. JFSM is now accepting applications from JFS-certified businesses that wish to expand their sales channels to Taiwan.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan has set a target of 2 trillion yen in food exports by 2025 (5 trillion yen by 2030) in its "Strategy to Expand Exports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods", and Taiwan is a top target country among these. For businesses interested in exporting to Taiwan, this is an opportunity to promote their products in the Taiwanese market, which is friendly to Japan and has a high interest in Japanese food products, without incurring any costs, and to obtain feedback from visitors to Taiwan.

If you are interested in participating, please check the application requirements and send your application to the JFSM Secretariat.

Please also refer to the following document: Information for businesses wishing to promote their products at the Taiwan International Food Fair (Food Taipei)

■ Application Requirements:

- The applicant must be a food business that has obtained the JFS standard.

- The products for PR purposes must meet Taiwanese import requirements, such as Taiwanese additives, etc.

- The applicant must have a person in charge who can respond to inquiries from prospective exhibitors after Food Taipei.

- The applicant must be able to prepare materials for business negotiations in English or local language and submit them by the deadline set by JFSM.

In the event of a large number of applications, preference will be given to businesses that promote priority export items based on the Law Concerning the Promotion of Export of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods, and businesses that have been certified with an export business plan.

Outline of Application

Application period: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - Friday, May 26, 2023

■Entry Fee: Free of charge

Applicants: *JFSM plans to select businesses that meet the application requirements, considering the exhibition's purpose and form.

■ Contents: Distribution of business meeting materials and display of sample products in the JFSM booth at the Taiwan International Food Fair (Food Taipei) (official website Food Taipei )

1. Display samples in the booth during the exhibition period.

2. Explain the products to visitors who are interested in the products based on the business meeting materials.

3. Provide information on prospective business partners. (Only for those who have agreed in writing to have business discussions with us)

■Precautions:

1. The number of applicants and the shape of the sample products may not meet your request.

2. Actual sample products that require refrigerated or frozen storage cannot be displayed. (Only photographs or containers and packaging may be displayed.)

3. Exhibited samples will be disposed of by JFSM on site after Food Taipei.

4. Please note that JFSM may not be able to provide information to prospective exhibitors.

■Application for participation:

To apply for participation, please fill out this application form and send it by e-mail to the address below.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact JFSM.

This public offering is being carried out as a subsidy for export promotion measures for agricultural, forestry, marine products, and food products in fiscal 2023 (a project to improve the export environment for processed food products utilizing standards and certification).

For more information, please contact
Food Safety Management JFSM
Overseas Development Team, Business Promotion Department

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