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Food Safety
Do the soft drinks of Japan contain the carcinogenicity benzene?
Health Ministry in Japan starts collecting information(Japan Consumer Press online published : Mar 10, 2006)
BSE in Japan
Source of infection of mad cow disease in Japan
"It is necessary to examine the raw material of the milk replacer closely" : Prof. Mitani of Hiroshima University graduate school (Japan Consumer Press online published : Mar 7, 2006)
Health Food
Effect of tumor promoter of Agaricus food affirmed
Health Ministry requested suspension of sales and recall against manufacturer (Japan Consumer Press online published : Feb 24, 2006)
Multiple consumer loans
Stop advertisement of consumer loan major Aiful at once
Attorney, victim fil request to advertisement review institution JARO (Japan Consumer Press online published : Feb 7, 2006)
Influenza
Specialists pointed out problems of influenza countermeasure
"Tamiflu, or oseltamivir phosphate, and vaccine do not defend you"(Japan Consumer Press online published : Feb 6, 2006)
Food Safety
Kao, Health Ministry and Consumer groups exchanged heated discussion over principal ingredient of cooking oil "Econa"
However, consumer groups were not able to consent to answers of Kao and Health Ministry (Japan Consumer Press Oct 15, 2005 No.719 , online published : Oct 26, 2005)
No Asbestos
Government should make amends for all aggrieved parties with achievement of no asbestos society
For asbestos overall ban and fundamental law of asbestos countermeasure (Online published : Oct 22, 2005)
Food Safety
Aiming at investigation of doubt of carcinogenesis promotion effect of "Econa" (Enova) cooking oil element
Health Ministry requested assessment for health effect to Cabinet Office Food Safety Commission(Japan Consumer Press Oct 1, 2005 No.718 , online published : Oct 20, 2005)
BSE
At last, Agriculture Ministry moved over revaluation of source of infection of mad cow disease
It starts verification of "Milk substitute" as questionable source of infection most (Japan Consumer Press Sep 15, 2005 No.717 , online published : Oct 13, 2005)
Food Safety
Kao required as for the sales discontinuance of cooking oil "Econa" (Enova)
The doubt with the carcinogenesis promotion effect presented to the principal ingredient (Japan Consumer Press Sep 15, 2005 No.717 , online published : Oct 11, 2005)
Food Safety
Doubt of a new carcinogenesis promotion effect surfaces to Kao Econa (Enova) element
