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Quasi-government agency expected to start the cancer promotion action experiment concerning Kao cooking oil "Econa" (Enova) at current year
Doubt deepens concerning the safety of the "Food for specified health uses" that Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare authorizes (Japan Consumer Press Sep 1, 2005 No.716 , online published : Aug 30, 2005) -
Quasi government agency forced outdoor cultivation experiment of GM rice disregarding prohibition lawsuit
Farmers and consumers in local worry about adverse effect on human, environment (Publish online: July 12, 2005, JC-Press July 1, 2005 No.713) -
BSE infection route of Japan seems to have been milk replacer that contained animal oil and fat from Netherlands
Specialists demand cause investigation by fodder industry (Publish online: July 6, 2005, JC-Press July 1, 2005 No.713) -
A hazard of soybean isoflavone intake by pregnant woman, infant argument activated
Food Safety Commission proposes description of warning sign about health food including soybean isoflavone (Publish online: June 23, 2005, JC-Press June 15, 2005 No.712) - Panasonic Mobile brought a case based on Product Liability Law due to bass thermal burn Man injures burn two degrees to foot due to heat generation of mobile phone terminal (Publish online: June 22, 2005, JC-Press June 15, 2005 No.712)
- Pokemon's stuffed animal recalled because needle detected Pokemon Ltd. inspects 24 goods such as Pikachu (2005/06/08)
- A man in seventies who received operative seems to have contracted hepatitis C by tissue adhesive "TachoComb" of blood origin Health Ministry begins investigation of other examples of infection (2005/04/28)
- Bag that the metal piece bares recalled 10,000 bags of Onward Kashiyama might cause harm (2005/04/26)
- "NO! GMO Campaign" requested inspection of Chinese rice to Japanese Government Circulation problem of insecticide tolerance (Bt) rice that has not been approved in China (2005/04/19)
- Fear that washing machine with dryer made by SANYO Electric is smoking, ignites Number of connection error of lead wire reached 54,000 (2005/04/19)
- Child's drink by mistake accident concentrates on less than one years old Accidents of cigarette, pharmaceutical happen frequently (2005/04/07)
- Advertisement of black vinegar dieting drink "You can become slender as long as you drink" doesn't have scientific, reasonable grounds at all METI ordered business suspension of three months to Sapporo Seiyaku (2005/04/06)
- Health Ministry strengthens watch of import of carcinogenic artificial color Sudan 1 Reacting on detection from Chinese processed foods such as Kentucky Fried Chickens and instant cup noodles(2005/04/05)
- "Risk of vCJD rises because of retreat of BSE measures": Consumers Union of Japan submits protest statement to Food Safety Commission (2005/03/30)
- Genetically modified Alfalfa be object to display newly Display Cooperation Conference of both ministries of Agriculture, Health endorsed (2005/03/23)
- Food Safety Citizens' Watch proposed continuance of import ban of beef from U.S. to Prime Minister Koizumi Method of judging months old of US is doubtful (2005/03/22)
- Calbee subsidiary company consigned cultivation of potato with seed potato not received inspection to farmer Illegal potato processed, circulated to market as potato chips (2005/03/18)
- Information of "Annual Passport" 120,000 of Tokyo Disneyland leaks Oriental Land distributes note of 500 considerable yen to victims as apology (2005/03/18)
- Showa Denko K.K. subsidiary company counterfeits industrial liquid waste data Consumer group is dumbfounded to rampancy of corporate crime (2005/03/10)
- A boy who takes Influenza medicine Tamiflu, dies Is side effect that causes state of hallucinosis a cause? (2005/03/07)
- Are your dieting, health food safe? Body showed abnormal reaction, or health damage, by taking vitamins : NCAC investigates (2005/03/07)

