| Feature Articles: Water Science for Sustainable Life -Environment and Life Surrounding Water | A New Era of Water Quality Science for Food Industries | Shigeo Yoshida | Frontier Research Center, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University |  |
| Hydrologic Cycles and Freshwater as Resources | Taikan Oki | Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo |  |
| Preservation of Groundwater | Masamitsu Takaya | Environmental Affairs Department, Suntory Business Expert Limited |  |
| The Geology and the Groundwater Quality on the Japanese Islands | Takefumi Hatanaka | Fusou Boring Co., Ltd. |  |
| The Laws and Regulations on Mineral Waters | Takanori Mine | The Mineral Water Association of Japan |  |
| On the Codex Standard for Natural Mineral Waters | Masahiko Fukuda | Japan Soft Drinks Association |  |
| Effect of Waters on Cooking | Chieko Kazuno | Dept. of Food & Health Science, Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Jissen Women's University |  |
| Feature Articles: Construction of a System to Protect Food Safety -Current and Future Issues- | Principles and Practices for Ensuring Food Safety | Yuzo Hayashi | Japan Health Food & Nutrition Food Association |  |
| Administrative System for to Ensure Food Safety | Kunio Morita | Japanese Association of Fermented Milks and Fermented Milk Drinks |  |
| Preventive Measures of Infectious Diseases Caused by Norovirus | Hirotaka Konuma | Department of Fisheries, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University |  |
| Shigella sonnei -Caused Food Poisoning and Its Testing Method | Hirotaka Konuma | Department of Fisheries, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University |  |
Global Harmonization and Assurance of Safety of Food Additives:
Recent Activities for International Standardization
(JECFA and Codex Food Standards) | Kenji Ishii | Japan Food Additives Association |  |
Global Harmonization and Assurance of Safety of Food Additives:
Designation of International General-Use Food Additives and the
Current Status of Relevant Safety Assessment | Takao Maki | The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation |  |
| The Positive List System for Agricultural Chemicals | Kunio Morita | Japanese Association of Fermented Milk and Fermented Milk Drinks |  |
| Sanitation Control and Safety Assurance of Imported Foods | Hiroaki Harushima | Japan Frozen Foods Inspection Corporation |  |
Hygienic Standards for Facilities and Equipment and Their Hygienic
Management | Norikazu Nakagawa | Supply and Production Administration Division, Kibun Foods Inc. |  |
| Food Safety Management System | Kiyotaka Watanabe | Food Safety Consulting Ltd. |  |
| Risk Communication for Food Safety | Tadao Kitamura | Kibun Foods INC. |  |
| Compromise between Food Safety and Consumer Reassurance Issues | Jun Sekizawa | National Food Research Institute |  |
| Problems with Voluntary Management (Challenges to Overcome for Food Safety Assurance) | Tomoyuki Uematsu | Nikkokutrust Co., Ltd. |  |
| Regulation of the Food Labeling System in Japan | Rentaro Ito | Communication Center for Food and Health Sciences |  |
| Promoting Application of Food Traceability | Rentaro Ito | Communication Center for Food and Health Sciences |  |
| Compliance by Food Companies | Midori Mihara | M-Epoch Consulting Co., Ltd. |  |
| Reviews | Ensuring Food Safety: Actions by Osaka Prefecture | Teruo Danno | Food Safety Promotion Division, Department of Health and Medical Care, Osaka Prefectural Government |  |
| Effects of Black Soybean Extract Syrup on a Dry Mouth (Xerostomia) Patient Using Saliva Secretion Measurement and the Visual Analogue Scale Method | Maki Ojima a)
Yumi Nagano a)
Kanji Nohara a)
Takayoshi Sakai b) | a) Division for Oral-Facial Disorders, Osaka University Dental Hospital
b) Division of Functional Oral Neuroscience, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry |  |
| ArtTastes | The Great Chef Fernand Point's Legacy | Suekazu Kawakita | TSUJI Institute of Patisserie |  |
| Guts and Gizzards: A New Way of Eating? | Michelle Green | Journalist and Author | - |
| FFI Reports | Food Additives Used for Microbiological ControlGum Ghatti-Type Clear Emulsified FlavorsFood Colorants in Candies and Chewing GumsTomato Color | - |