On October 8, 2026, the Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) published " JFS-A Standard Document [Requirements for Organizations] Ver. 3.1," " JFS-B Standard Document [Requirements for Organizations] Ver. 3.1," and " JFS Audit and Conformity Assessment Program Document Ver.3.1," along with related guidelines and self-checklists.

In this revision, we reviewed the requirements and guidelines to ensure alignment with the JFS-B Plus/C standards, Codex HACCP GPFH 2022, and relevant laws and regulations, while also aiming to make the standards clearer and more practical for users.

■Key points of JFS-A/B Standards Ver. 3.1
・Enhancement of the description regarding GMP4
・Consistency between Codex HACCP GPFH 2022 and JFS-B Standard
・Consistency between JFS-B Plus / C Standards and JFS-B Standard
Please refer to "Overview of the Revision to the JFS-B and JFS-A Standard " for details.

■Guideline and self-checklist have been released
We have released JFS-A/B Standards(Guideline)Ver. 3.1 Edition 1.0 and self-checklists. The guidelines have been revised to clarify the correspondence with the requirements and to provide more comprehensive explanations regarding food safety culture and the prevention of food fraud. Please note that no new requirements have been added; the structure and explanatory content have been updated to facilitate a better understanding of the relationship with existing requirements and the significance of the associated initiatives.
The self-checklist has also been updated to make it easier to verify the status of compliance with the requirements.

■Deadline for the transition from Ver.3.0 to Ver.3.1
Organizations currently using JFS-A/B Standards Ver. 3.0 must transition to Ver. 3.1 by the end of December 2027.

■JFS Audit and Conformity Assessment Program Document Ver.3.1
There are no changes to audit man-hours, audit formats, or similar aspects resulting from this revision.
In addition to addressing the standard revision, we have updated the content to reflect previous notifications and ensure consistency with current operations.
Please refer to the separate notification for details regarding the transition.

■Related Materials

●Overview of the Revision to the JFS-B and JFS-A Standard

●JFS-A Standard Document [Requirements for Organizations] Ver. 3.1
●JFS-A Standard Document Ver.3.1 and Ver.3.0　Comparison table
●JFS-A Standard(Guideline)Ver. 3.1 Edition 1.0
●JFS-A Standard Ver.3.1self-checklist

●JFS-B Standard Document [Requirements for Organizations] Ver. 3.1
●JFS-B Standard Document Ver.3.1 and Ver.3.0　Comparison table
●JFS-B Standard(Guideline)Ver. 3.1 Edition 1.0
●JFS-B Standard Ver.3.1self-checklist

●JFS Audit and Conformity Assessment Program Document Ver.3.1
●JFS Audit and Conformity Assessment Program Document
Ver.3.1 and Ver.3.0　Comparison table
●Commencement of Application of the JFS Audit and Conformity Assessment Program Document Ver. 3.1 and Transition Arrangements

The above document is available on the following webpage.
STANDARD AND SCHEME DOCUMENTS

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