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(Previous month)Food Labeling
-Supplement "Acerola" with natural vitamin C violates display law
Asahi Food and Healthcare slaped administrative penalty of exclusion instruction (2004/07/30)
BSE
-"Consumers in Japan are adamant opposition to lift ban on U.S. beef imports"
Consumers, citizens announced protesting opinion against acknowledgment of limitations about test "All slaughtered cattle for BSE " of Japan-U.S. both governments (2004/07/30)
Safety Alerts
-Baby of four months encounters suffocation accident in cooling seat for the alleviation of fever
National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan described that alarm display was insufficient, and roused attention to consumer (2004/07/29)
Environmental protection
- Tableware made of plastic is dangerous now
Ministry of Environment has confirmed the third hormone-disrupting chemicals action to bisphenol A of raw material by fishes investigation (2004/07/28)
Products Safety
-User in bed made by Paramount Bed that is the nursing bed leading company in Japan dies
Bereaved family sues the company for product liability because of "Structural defect" (2004/07/27)
Food Labeling
-Imported broccoli with false labeling not from U.S., but from China
Systematic participation of Osaka City quasi-public corporation that expands distrust to consumer (2004/07/27)
Food Safety
-Display violation food is again
Marusan food undisplays egg of an allergic element (2004/07/26)
Consumers and Environmental protection
-Government starts investigation of methylmercury included in seafood
Health Ministry reviews evaluation of influence on health given to pregnant woman (2004/07/26)
Safety Alerts
-Hitachi repairs plasma TV just before the Olympics, Is the latest TV made in Japan safe?
Is causes sharing of parts? Influence on other companies is expected to inevitable (2004/07/26)
Consumers' Voices
-New "Consumer organization Japan" doing group lawsuit right starts in September
Consumers Japan secretary-general declared, Keidanren objected (2004/07/26)
Consumers and Environmental protection
-Consumer groups announced result of first "Evaluation of consumer-oriented management of food business"
Seven companies including Asahi Breweries, Ajinomoto and Nippon Flour Mills group headquarters received A evaluation of the highest rank (2004/07/24)
Food Safety
-Genetically modified soybeans are detected from Tofu of "Genetically modified soybean nonuse" display
"NO! GMO Campaign" announces result of test (2004/07/24)
Safe Jobs, Safe Food
-"U.S. meat processing major company, Tyson Foods disregard safety standard"
Executives of the U.S. labor union appeal to the consumer in Yurakucho, Tokyo, Japan (2004/07/23)
Consumers' Complaints
-Popular domestic production "Salt in Hakata", "Natural sea salt in Okinawa" were imitations mixed from Australia, Mexico
Fair Trade Commission warned nine companies by displaying lie (2004/07/23)
Food Safety
-Glico dairy shipped Milk kept with the freezer blacked out
79 commodities such as "Infant excellent milk" (2004/07/18)
Safety Alerts
-Kureha Chemical Industry voluntarily recalled Zipper backing for the cryopreservation
Lead that exceeded the reference value was detected (2004/07/15)
Safety Alerts
-Safety and health damage information of health food start
Comfrey and Sauropus androgynus first time (2004/07/14)