| Foreword | What is Safety and Reassurance?
-Considering Safety and Reassurance of Pesticide Residue- | Noriharu Umetsu | Otsuka Chemical Holdings Co., Ltd. |  |
| Feature Articles: | 18th Symposium of the Japanese Society of Food Chemistry |
18th Symposium of the Japanese Society of Food Chemistry
Response to the Positive List System Regarding Pesticide Residue in Foods | Yoshio Ito | Executive Office of Japanese Society of Food Chemistry, Editor-in-Chief of FFI Journal |  |
Japanese Positive List System:
Contribution of the Pesticide Science Society of Japan to Understanding of its Operation and Issues Regarding Pesticide Residues in Crops | Noriharu Umetsu | Otsuka Chemical Holdings Co., Ltd. |  |
| The Current Condition of Standard Brands under the Positive List System Regarding Pesticide Residue in Foods | Yoshio Kimura | Hayashi Pure Chemicals Ind., Ltd. |  |
| Future Response Measures Regarding the Analysis of Pesticide Residue in Foods at the IAA Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer Services | Akihiro Tsumura | IAA Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer Service, in Kobe |  |
| Analytical Systems and Measures for the Positive List System for Agricultural Chemical Residues in Foods at the Kobe Quarantine Station | Yoshichika Hirahara | Kobe Quarantine Station, Center for Inspection of Imported Foods and Infectious Diseases |  |
| Response to the Positive List System Regarding Pesticide Residues in Commercially Available Foods and its Test Methods | Toshihiro Nagayama | Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tama Branch Institute |  |
Current Topics Concerning Pesticide Residue in Foods
- In Relation to Switching over to Positive List Systems - | Mitsuharu Takeda | All Nippon Checkers Corporation |  |
| Review | Screening of Antidepressant-like Food Factors and Herbal Medicines | Hiroyuki Sakakibara
Junji Terao | Graduate School of Nutrition and Biosciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima |  |