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(Previous month)Pet Food Dishonest Labeling
Is your family dog safe? Manufacturers add two or more antioxidants to dog foods
Pet Food Fair Trade Conference : Review of display of additive to study (2004/09/30)
Safety Alerts
Seiko Epson repairs 250,000 laser printers belatedly
To tell the truth, it was in May that report of electric shock was drawn four months ago (2004/09/30)
Consumer Voices
Cabinet Office Economic Welfare Council started discussion to make consumer-oriented policy "Basic plan" in future
Consumer groups declare opinions , saying that "Reflect consumer opinion enough it" (2004/09/30)
Privacy Protections
Individual information on investor,enterprises that buy public corporation bonds through ex-Fuji Bank lost
In enterprise that Mizuho Financial Group consigned, personal computer that recorded data was stolen (2004/09/29)
New Consumer Protection System
Discussion about consumer group lawsuit comes to an end studying of lawsuit procedure
Does Economic Welfare Council introduce "Invoking system" of decision of winning case for relief of damage due to consumer trouble? (2004/09/27)
Watch Out !
Caution needed: New Fictitious billings, fraudulent claims, that misuses a little sum of lawsuit prevail
Consumer damages expand while you lose case if not appear in court (2004/09/27)
BSE
Agriculture, Health Ministries hold a meeting for BSE measures
October 5, with consumer, producer, and food industry (2004/09/25)
Watch Out !
Car loan biggest Olico doubly collected late fee from 1441 people
Incompleteness of system design (2004/09/25)
Safety Alerts
Defect of washing preservation liquid breaks contact lens, deformation causes low visibility
Contact lens major company SEED voluntarily recalls care goods "Purety one bottle type" (2004/09/24)
Warning 21: Interstice of safety and danger (No.363)
A type of seaweed called Hijiki of a healthy food has contained an inorganic arsenic of the carcinogen
"It is necessary to avoid the intake of the pregnant woman and the baby": specialist's doctor
Car Recall
Car recalls increased rapidly, reached highest in the past
Did Mitsubishi Motors case prompt speed-up of judgment of manufacturers? (2004/09/22)
BSE
Cow is infected with BSE for the first time in Kyushu, 12 heads of infected cow in the country, and five years old two months
Consumer groups reject review of blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease under very instability that doesn't clarify infection route (2004/09/14)
Consumer Voices
"Next year is not a prerequisite at submitting time of consumer group lawsuit system bill"
Remark of senior official of Cabinet Office causes a stir (2004/09/14)
Food Safety
What kind of man is "Person who is anxious about body fat" displayed in Healthya Green Tea of Kao?
To drink, or not to drink: that is the question (2004/09/13)
DuPont problem
Impact of DuPont problem: It is necessary to understand an immediate PFOA pollutant pathway also in Japan
View of specialist in Japan (2004/09/13)
Warning 21: Interstice of safety and danger (No.362)
Hazardous chemicals is detected from the dust collected in personal computer, television
The material pollutes human body, and inside of body density reaches 40 times standard
BSE
Objection, saying that "BSE report of government disregarded consumer opinion"
Consumer group demanded withdrawal of Report from Food Safety Commission (2004/09/09)
Recalls for Safety
Anxiety about smoking and ignition accident of washing machine with dryer spreads as JC-Press expected it by news July 15
SANYO Electric voluntarily recalls about 160,000 (2004/09/08)
Safety Alerts
Mycotoxin that exceeds domestic standard from apple juice from South Africa
Health Ministry orders inspection (2004/09/08)
Consumer Voices
Is the cow below age 20 months off subject in BSE inspection?
Consumer groups have strongly repulsed review of "Blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease" in Japan (2004/09/06)
Environmental Pollution
43 of Tokyo metropolitan school have exceeded standard of indoor toxic chemical substance
It turned out in investigation of the Government (2004/09/06)
Watch Out !
Government obligates installation of fire call machine in general houses reacting on increase of the number of dead due to a house fire
On the other hand, consumers life centers have been on watch for vicious sale (2004/09/03)
Cellular phone problem in driving
Government prohibits phone handset use in driving cause accident
Penalty system to transgressor has started in November (2004/09/03)
Consumer Voices for Environment
"Do not pour coffee into disposable cup in store"
Environmental NGO submits request to Starbucks (2004/09/03)
Safety Alerts
Antibiotic is detected from "Honey", farm recalls it voluntarily
Mirosamycin used in apiculture place in Fukushima Prefecture (2004/09/01)
Safety Alerts
Attention rising to consumer by health damage of health foods added illegal medicine element
National Institute of Health and Nutrition:Watch out foods with strong effect (2004/09/01)