| Foreword | 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and its Practical Applications | Ichiro Okura | Tokyo Institute of Technology |  |
| Reviews | Changes in the JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) System and Food Distribution | Tadahiro Nagata | Department of Human Nutrition, Seitoku University |  |
| A Thought for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods | Kunio Morita | Japan Dairy Industry Association |  |
| Characteristics of Rice Cultivars Recently Bred in Japan and their Starches | Naoyoshi Inouchi | Department of Nutrition and Life Science, Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Fukuyama University |  |
| Challenge the Beauty! Botanical Cosmetic Materials | Akiyoshi Sawabe a)
Takashi Yamaguchi b)
Kazuhiro Takahashi b) | a) Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Chemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
b) Research and Development Department, Soma Co., Ltd. |  |
| Molecular Targets for Cancer Chemoprevention by Dietary Isothiocyanate | Yoshimasa Nakamura | Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University |  |
| Studies on the Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Wakayama | Toshitaka Hata a)
Mamoru Noguchi b)
Katsuko Ohno c) | a) Formerly of Pharmaceutical Division, Department of Health and Social Services, Wakayama Prefecture Government
b) Formerly of National Institute of Health Sciences (Osaka Branch)
c) Medical Foundation Kyowakai, Daini Kyoritsu Hospital |  |
| Improvement of the Quality of Food Material using Acetic Acid Bacteria | Yukihiro Nomura | House Foods Corporation, Purchasing Department |  |
| A New Bioassay for Assessment of Acrylamide Toxicity using a Protozoan, Green Paramecium | Toshiyuki Takahashi a)
Toshikazu Kosaka b)
Hiroshi Hosoya b) | a) Department of Biology, Keio University
b) Dept. Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. Sci., Hiroshima University |  |
| ArtTaste | Culture and Science of the Acorns XI
- Acorns in Europe and America 4 - | Toshio Mitsunaga | Professor Emeritus of Kinki University |  |
| FFI Reports | Application of Sucralose for Foods
Antioxidant Activity of Chinese Bayberry Extract Formulation |