Comparison table of JFS-C Certification Program Document
Ver.3.1/JFS-C Certification Program Document Ver.3.2

Notes:
Red text: Additions or new requirements in ISO 22003-1 and IAF
MD25, etc.
Green text: Confirmatory changes for clarification, etc.
Blue letters: Supplemental notational correction

Annex 1 (Normative) Calculation of Minimum Audit Duration

Annex 1 (Provision) Procedures for Determining Minimum Audit Duration

Objective: This document specifies the basis for the calculation in
determining the audit duration necessary for the certification audit basedon the JFS-C Certification Program document. CBs shall calculate theaudit duration in accordance with this document.

Objective: This document specifies the basis for the procedure ofcalculation in determining the minimum audit duration and the formulafor calculating necessary for the certification audit based on the JFS-C
Certification Program document. Certification Body shall calculate theaudit duration in accordance with this document.

・The words "concept of the procedure" and "calculation formula"were used to clarify the purpose of this procedure.
・ Revised "in accordance with the requirements of the referenced
documents and this procedure".

Reference: ISO/TS 22003

Reference:
ISO 22003-1, ISO/IEC 17021-1, IAF MD11

・ISO 17021-1 is a confirmatory addition, not a new requirement.

1. General

Summary of Major Revisions

1. General
1.1 Duration for JFS-C standard audit
The certification body shall ensure the minimum number of on-site audits ・Organized the concept (assumptions) of the number of manspecified in this procedure manual. In this procedure, “on-site” refers tohours for review in the program document. In addition, thethe location of the site (the address shown on the certificate) and is notdefinition of "on-site" was organized.
limited to the manufacturing facility.

In calculating the audit duration necessary for each site, as required in
1.2 Procedure for determining the Audit Duration
ISO/TS 22003, clause 9.1.4, the CB shall consider the minimum on-site
The certification bodies shall refer to "ISO 22003-1:2022 9.1.4" andaudit time for initial certification given in Table1.
consider "1.3 Considerations in determining the Audit Duration" when
The minimum audit time includes stage 1 and stage 2 of the initial
creating procedures for determining audit duration.
certification audit (refer to ISO/TS 22003, clause 9.2.3) but does notinclude the time for preparation of the audit nor the audit report.
In case a CB conducts an audit against JFS-C standard as well as an audit
against ISO 9001 or ISO 22000 as a single audit, the CB is permitted toadjust an audit duration in order to avoid duplication of audit.

・When determining the audit duration, the standard documents tobe referred to and the references to be considered have beenchanged.
・"The minimum audit time includes stage 1 and stage 2 of theinitial certification audit (refer to ISO/TS 22003, clause 9.2.3) but
does not include the time for preparation of the audit nor the audit
report. In case a CB conducts an audit against JFS-C standard aswell as an audit against ISO 9001 or ISO 22000 as a single audit,
the CB is permitted to adjust an audit duration in order to avoid
duplication of audit." was deleted.

1.3 Considerations in determining the Audit Duration
The minimum audit duration is based on an audit of Food Safety
Management System with a single HACCP study. A HACCP study
corresponds to hazard analyses of products and/or a group of services
and of similar production technologies and, if applicable, storage
technologies.
The minimum time for on-site audit of the realization of theorganization's products and/or services shall be fifty (50) percent of thetotal minimum audit duration (applied to all types of audits).

1) The minimum audit duration is based on an audit of Food Safety
Management System with a single HACCP study. A HACCP study
corresponds to hazard analyses of products and/or a group of services
and of similar production technologies and, if applicable, storage
technologies. HACCP studies shall follow the definition of ISO 220031:2022, 3.2.
2) The audit duration to audit the organization's HACCP and GMP
requirements must be at least 50% of the total minimum onsite audit
duration. (Applies to all audit types.)

The number of auditors per audit day shall be determined taking into
3) The number of auditors per audit day shall be determined taking into
consideration the effectiveness of the audit, resources of the organization consideration the effectiveness of the audit, resources of the organization
being audited and those of the CB.
being audited and those of the certification body.

No change has been made.

Aligned with the revision of ISO22003-1.
ISO-TS22003:2013, "The maximum audit duration for on-site
audits shall be 50% of the total minimum audit duration" waschanged to ISO-2203-1:2022, B.3.2, "At least 50% of the total
audit duration shall be spent on operational food safety planningand on the implementation of PRPs and control measures. A
minimum of 50% of the total audit duration shall be spent on
operational food safety planning and on the implementation of
PRPs and control measures (ISO-2203-1:2022, B.3.2). (Aminimum 50% of the total audit duration shall be spent on
auditing the operational food safety planning and theimplementation of PRPs and control measures. .
NOTE 1 Operational food safety planning does not include
activities related to FSMS development, training, internal audit,
management review and The new wording was changed to"Operational food safety planning does not include activities
related to FSMS development, training, internal audit,
management review and improvement)".
Since JFS-C does not adopt the concept of PRP, it was changed asshown on the left to align with ISO 22003-1. With this revision,
JFS-C will organize that 50% of the man-hours for the
manufacturing line audit will be spent for HACCP and GMP audits,since the TD (basic audit man-hours) will be the man-hours foron-site audits (on-site audit man-hours).
Partial correction of notation

4) The audit duration does not include time spent on audit planning, audit The change is to clarify the requirements, not to change them.
preparation, travel to the site, activities in response to nonconformities,
preparation of the audit report, and activities of non-audit personnel(technical experts, translators, interpreters, observers, auditors intraining, and report writings).
NOTE 2) The product and service realization process does not include
FSMS development, training, management, audit, review andimprovement.

Deleted as it is a requirement for product certification

Other factors may necessitate increasing the audit duration (e.g., numberof product types, number of product lines, product development, numberof critical control points, conditions under control of Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP), building area, infrastructure, in-house laboratory testing,need for a translator).

Deleted as it does not specify mandatory considerations

Deleted as it does not specify mandatory considerations
If additional meetings such as review meetings, coordination and audit
team briefings are necessary, an increase in audit duration may berequired.
5) If the scheme is integrated with other relevant management systems
Organized the contents in accordance with the revision of(Note 1) or food safety systems (FSS) such as other FSMS standards, FSS ISO22003-1
standards, GFSI-approved standards, etc., except for audit duration
required by JFSM, the audit duration shall be calculated separately foreach scheme, and the audit duration of the scheme with the most manhours shall be followed.
NOTE 1) Product and/or service realization processes do not include
activities related to the Food Safety Management System development,
training, management, audit, review and improvement.

No change has been made.

The number of workers involved in any aspect of food safety shall be
expressed as the number of equivalent full time workers (FTW). When an
organization deploys workers in shifts and the products and/or processes
are similar, the FTW number is calculated based on workers on the main
shift (including seasonal workers) plus office workers.

2.1.1 Go to the definition of TFTE

The multi-site certification specified in ISO/TS 22003, clause 9.1.5 is notapplicable in this Scheme.

6) ISO 22003-1, Section 9.1.5 (multi-site sampling) and Annex B, B.3.3 The certification of multi-site organizations was changed to(multi-site certification) are not applicable to the document.
certification of multi-site sampling.

If the scope of one specific client organization covers two or more
7) If the scope of one specific client organization covers two or more
Supplemental Notational Corrections
sectors, the audit duration calculation shall be based on the
sectors, the audit duration calculation shall be based on the recommended
recommended highest basic audit duration. Additional time is required for highest basic audit duration. Additional time is required for each HACCP
each HACCP study (i.e., a minimum of 0.5 audit man-day for each HACCP study (i.e., the additional audit duration for each HACCP studies shall be
study).
0.5 auditor days).
2. Audit Duration
2.1 Minimum Audit Duration
2.1 The minimum total audit duration (TS) for a single site shall becalculated and expressed in the number of man days according to thefollowing equation

The certification body shall calculate the minimum audit duration inaccordance with Annex B of ISO 22003-1, using the calculation method
specified below.

Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1

TS = (TD+TH+TMS+TFTW) + TGMP

Ds=（TD+TH+TFTE）+TGMP

Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1

Ds is the total minimum audit duration.

Added to conform to ISO22003-1

TH is the additional audit duration for HACCP studies (added if there are
two or more HACCP studies). Add 0.5 auditor days to the audit durationfor each additional HACCP study.

Additional corrections to notation

TH is the additional audit duration for HACCP studies (added if there are
two or more HACCP studies). Add 0.5 man-day to the audit duration foreach additional HACCP study.
TMS is the number of audit days for absence of the relevant management
system;Description deleted to conform to ISO22003-1

TFTW is the audit duration per number of workers;

TFTE is the audit duration based on the number of full-time employees.
Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1
The number of employees included in any aspect of food safety must be
shown as a full-time ("FTE") It must be shown as an equivalent number of
employees. If the organization has workers on shift and the productand/or process is similar, the FTE equivalent is calculated based on thenumber of employees involved in the main shift (including seasonal
workers) plus administrative staff. If the scope of the certification audit
includes headquarter functions, the headquarter functions are notincluded in the TFTE headcount as employees.

TGMP is the audit duration for GMPs

TGMP is the audit duration for GMPs. TGMP shall be 0.5 auditor days or more.

・Changed the description from “3. Calculation of the minimum
surveillance and recertification audit duration”
・Additional corrections to notation

The minimum audit duration shall be 2 man-days.

The minimum audit duration shall be 2 auditor days.

Additional corrections to notation

2. Calculation of minimum audit duration for initial certification

2.1.1 Initial Certification Audit
The minimum audit duration for an initial certification audit for a single site
for an initial certification audit is calculated by the formula below andexpressed in auditor days.
(TD+TH+TFTE) +TGMP

Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1

Table 1 shows the minimum audit duration for certification in man-daysin case of existing relevant management system.

Table 1 shows the minimum audit duration for initial certification inauditor days in case of existing relevant management system.

Additional corrections to notation

Table 1 : Parameters for calculating audit durations

Table 1 : Parameters for calculating audit durations

Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1
Change table

Note 1: TH will be added by 0.5 man-day per additional HACCP study ifthere are two or more HACCP studies.
Note 2: 0.25 man-day as TMS will be added if there is no relevant
management system.

Note: TH will be added by 0.5 auditor days per additional HACCP study ifthere are two or more HACCP studies.

3. Calculation of the minimum surveillance and recertification audit
duration
The minimum surveillance audit duration shall be at least one-third of
subtotal consisting of TD , TH, TMS and TFTW plus TGMP, with aminimum of two audit man-days.

2.1.2 Surveillance Audit
Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1
The minimum audit duration for surveillance shall be at least that
calculated one-third of the total audit duration ((TD+TH+TFTE）+TGMP) as
the initial certification audit minus TGMP, and then plus the deducted TGMP
at the end. The minimum audit duration shall be at least 2 auditor days.
0.5 auditor days shall be secured for TGMP.
(TD+TH+TFTE) /3 +TGMP

The minimum surveillance audit duration shall be at least one-third of
subtotal consisting of TD , TH, TMS and TFTW plus TGMP, with aminimum of two audit man-days. The minimum recertification audit
duration shall be at least twothirds of subtotal consisting of TD , TH, TMS
and TFTW plus TGMP, with a minimum of two audit man-days. TGMP
shall be 0.5 man-day or more.

2.1.3 Recertification Audit
Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1
The minimum audit duration for re-certification shall be at least that
calculated two-thirds of the total audit duration ((TD+TH+TFTE）+TGMP)
as the initial certification audit minus TGMP, and then plus the deducted
TGMP at the end. The minimum audit duration shall be at least 2 auditor
days. 0.5 auditor days shall be secured for TGMP.
(TD+TH+TFTE) *2/3+TGMPTGMP shall be 0.5 man-day or more.

2.2 When part of the processing is conducted in a site other than themain site, 50% of the TS man-days with TGMPdeducted shall be added
for the audit of the subsite.

・Additional corrections to notation
・Deleted Note 2 to conform to ISO22003-1

・Changed the description to “2.1 Minimum Audit Duration”

2.2 When part of the processing is conducted in a site other than the mainsite
When part of the processing is conducted in a site other than the mainsite, additional 50% of the total minimum duration (Ds) minus TGMP will
be added to the total duration to review that subordinate site.

Calculation method changed to conform to ISO 22003-1

2.3 When the head office function is listed on the certificate
When head office functions are included in the certificate, at least 0.25
The concept of man-hours for examination of head office functions
auditor days shall be added to the minimum audit duration specified in 2.1 is newly defined.
to audit the head office functions.
4. Deviation from the minimum audit duration

2.4 Deviation from the minimum audit duration*Example of calculation of minimum audit duration (reference)
For example, in the case of a food manufacturing plant with HACCP
number 2, 99 employees, the minimum audit duration are calculated asfollows.
In the following examples, two decimal places are shown to clarify thedifference in duration.

supplementary note added

supplementary note added