Food Safety
Food Safety is a peer-reviewed open-access electronic online journal of English published quarterly by the Food Safety Commission of Japan (FSCJ). Since the first issue was published in December of 2013, this journal has been regularly published on broad fields of sciences on food-related risk assessments. The aim of the publication of Food Safety is to gather and disseminate scientific and technological information in the field of food safety on human health, and thereby facilitate the development of science and technology for risk assessments of foods. The journal publishes original articles, short communications, and reviews covering broad areas of food safety related to the risk assessment of foods as well as risk assessments conducted by FSCJ. The scope of Food Safety covers: (1) pathogenicity or toxicity of biological, physical, or chemical agents concerning food safety; (2) occurrence of biological, physical, or chemical agents in the food chain with emphasis on food safety; (3) epidemiology or control of food-borne illnesses; and (4) safety evaluation of novel foods  including nanomaterials, genetically modified organisms, etc. In addition to these areas, papers on the methodology of risk assessments concerning food safety are encouraged. We are grateful to the contributors for supporting the publication of the journal, which will advance the development of science and technology for food safety. This journal is assigned to Digital Object Identifier (DOI)-Cross Reference.
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Published by Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan  
271 registered articles
(updated on July 19, 2025)
Online ISSN : 2187-8404
ISSN-L : 2187-8404
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About the journal

Food Safety is a peer-reviewed open-access electronic online journal of English published quarterly by the Food Safety Commission of Japan (FSCJ). Since the first issue was published in December of 2013, this journal has been regularly published on broad fields of sciences on food-related risk assessments. The aim of the publication of Food Safety is to gather and disseminate scientific and technological information in the field of food safety on human health, and thereby facilitate the development of science and technology for risk assessments of foods. The journal publishes original articles, short communications, and reviews covering broad areas of food safety related to the risk assessment of foods as well as risk assessments conducted by FSCJ. The scope of Food Safety covers: (1) pathogenicity or toxicity of biological, physical, or chemical agents concerning food safety; (2) occurrence of biological, physical, or chemical agents in the food chain with emphasis on food safety; (3) epidemiology or control of food-borne illnesses; and (4) safety evaluation of novel foods  including nanomaterials, genetically modified organisms, etc. In addition to these areas, papers on the methodology of risk assessments concerning food safety are encouraged. We are grateful to the contributors for supporting the publication of the journal, which will advance the development of science and technology for food safety. This journal is assigned to Digital Object Identifier (DOI)-Cross Reference.

Published by Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan   

Our Editorial Team
YAMAZOE Yasushi

Editor-in-chief
Tohoku University

Since the first issue was published in December of 2013, four regular issues have been regularly published on J-STAGE in March, June, September, and December of each year. This journal is assigned to Digital Object Identifier (DOI)-Cross Reference. I greatly appreciate the authors, reviewers, and editorial board members for their enthusiastic and continued support for the publication. All the peer-reviewed articles in this ten-year period have been submitted from Europe and the USA as well as Japan in line with our international journal policy. We look forward to receiving manuscripts within the scope of this journal from all around the world. Manuscripts presented at symposium or congress meetings are welcome to be published as original or review articles. The future success of our journal depends on authors of peer-reviewed articles. We are particularly grateful to the contributors for supporting the publication of the journal, which will advance the development of science and technology for food safety.
  • KUMAGAI Susumu

    Founding editor/Associate editor
    The University of Tokyo

  • SATOH Hiroshi

    Associate editor
    Tohoku University

  • WAKI Masako

    Associate editor
    Senior Fellow of Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • YOSHIDA Mitsuru

    Associate editor
    Former Commissioner of Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • ASANO Satoshi

    Associate editor
    Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • SOBUE Tomotaka

    Associate editor
    Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • TOHKIN Masahiro

    Associate editor
    Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • SUGIYAMA Kuniko

    Associate editor
    Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • AKAIKE Akinori

    Editorial board member
    Wakayama Medical University

  • AKIBA Masato

    Editorial board member
    Rakuno Gakuen University

  • AKIYAMA Hiroshi

    Editorial board member
    Hoshi University

  • AOKI Yasunobu

    Editorial board member
    National Institute for Environmental Studies

  • AOYAMA Hiroaki

    Editorial board member
    The Institute of Environmental Toxicology

  • ARAKAWA Yoshichika

    Editorial board member
    Nagoya University

  • ASAI Tetsuo

    Editorial board member
    Gifu University

  • GODA Yukihiro

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • HARA-KUDO Yukiko

    Editorial board member
    Hoshi University

  • HIROSE Akihiko

    Editorial board member
    Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute

  • HONMA Masamitsu

    Editorial board member
    National Insititute of Health Sciences

  • HORIMOTO Masao

    Editorial board member
    Fujita Health University

  • IMAI Toshio

    Editorial board member
    Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science

  • ISHII Rie

    Editorial board member
    Meiji Pharmaceutical University

  • KASAI Midori

    Editorial board member
    Former Commissioner of Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • KARITA Kanae

    Editorial board member
    Kyorin University

  • KAWANISHI Toru

    Editorial board member
    Former Commissioner of Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • KIMURA Bon

    Editorial board member
    Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

  • KOSEKI Shigenobu

    Editorial board member
    Hokkaido University

  • KUMAGAI Yoshito

    Editorial board member
    Kyushu University

  • KUSHIRO Masayo

    Editorial board member
    National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

  • KOJIMA Tokiko

    Editorial board member
    Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • MARUYAMA Aya

    Editorial board member
    Kawasaki-City Health and Safety Research Institute, Infectious disease information center

  • MISAWA Naoaki

    Editorial board member
    Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki

  • MITSUMORI Kunitoshi

    Editorial board member
    Former Commission of Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • MIZUSAWA Hidehiro

    Editorial board member
    National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

  • NAKAJIMA Harushi

    Editorial board member
    Meiji University

  • NISHIURA Hiroshi

    Editorial board member
    Kyoto University

  • NOHARA Keiko

    Editorial board member
    National Institute for Environmental Studies

  • NOHMI Takehiko

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • OGAWA Kumiko

    Editorial board member
    Hoshi University

  • OHNISHI Takahiro

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • ONO Atsushi

    Editorial board member
    Okayama University

  • OSAKA Ken

    Editorial board member
    Tohoku University

  • OZAKI Hiroshi

    Editorial board member
    Okayama University of Science

  • OZEKI Yoshihiro

    Editorial board member
    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

  • SAITO Yoshiro

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • SHIBUTANI Makoto

    Editorial board member
    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

  • SHIMIZU Makoto

    Editorial board member
    Tokyo University of Agriculture

  • SUGIMOTO Naoki

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • SUGITA-KONISHI Yoshiko

    Editorial board member
    Tokyo University of Agriculture

  • SUZUKI Toshiyuki

    Editorial board member
    Kitasato University

  • SUZUKI Yoshinari

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • TESHIMA Reiko

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Toda Miou

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • UEMA Masashi

    Editorial board member
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • UMEMURA Takashi

    Editorial board member
    Yamazaki University of Animal Health Technology

  • WANIBUCHI Hideki

    Editorial board member
    Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine

  • YAMANAKA Noriko

    Editorial board member
    Formerly of National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

  • YAMATE Jyoji

    Editorial board member
    Osaka Metropolitan University

  • YOGO Yasuhiro

    Editorial board member
    Japan Association for Advancement of Phyto-Regulators

  • YOSHIDA Midori

    Editorial board member
    Former Commissioner of Food Safety Commission of Japan

  • Amnart Poapolathep

    Editorial board member
    Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

  • Frederick A. Beland

    Editorial board member
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  • George E.N. Kass

    Editorial board member
    European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

  • Keerthi Siri Guruge

    Editorial board member
    National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

  • Weida Tong

    Editorial board member
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Yun Yun Gong

    Editorial board member
    School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds. UK

  • OIKAWA Hitoshi

    Managing editor
    Editorial Office of Food Safety

  • TOMOKUNI Yuki

    Editorial office staff
    Editorial Office of Food Safety

  • TOBA Miho

    Editorial office staff
    Editorial Office of Food Safety

Subject areas
  • Biology, Life Sciences and Basic Medicine
  • Agriculture and Food Sciences
  • General Medicine, Social Medicine, and Nursing Sciences
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Nanosciences and Materials Sciences
  • Information Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Sciences
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  • TitleFood Safety
  • PublisherFood Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  • AddressAkasaka Park Bld. 22nd F. Akasaka 5-2-20, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6122, Japan
  • Contact email address
    Email (change "(at)" to "@")    fs-journal.s2013k(at)cao.go.jp
  • URLhttps://www.fsc.go.jp/english/index.html
  • Tel03-6234-1122
  • Fax03-3584-7390
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