Dr Taguchi was assigned to the chief of the First section.

Dr Shida was assigned to the chief of the Third section.

Dr Zhang was assigned to the Second section.

Dr Takahashi was assigned to the Fourth section.

Dr Nemoto in the First section has retired.

Dr Nabeshi was assigned to the chief of the Second section.

Dr Yamasaki has moved from the Second section to the Fifth section.

Dr Okamoto has moved to Division of Medical Devices.

Dr Tsutsumi, the chief of the Second section, was assigned to as the director of Division of Foods.

Director Akiyama retired and was transferred as a professor at Hoshi University.

Dr Nunome in the Fourth section has retired and has been transferred as an assistant professor at Ritsumeikan University.

Dr Nunome was assigned to the Fourth section.

Dr Yamasaki was assigned to the Second section.

An article Dr Tsutsumi wrote was published in Journal of Food Protection.

Journal of Food Protection, 83, 692-701 (2020).

An article Dr Shida wrote was published in Journal of Chromatography B.

Journal of Chromatography B, 1143 (2020) 122057

An artocle Dr. Kikuchi wrote was published in Japanese Journal of Food Chemistry and Safety.

Japanese Journal of Food Chemistry and Safety, 26(3), 125-131 (2019).

An article Dr. Akiyama and Dr. Suzuki wrote was published in Japanese Journal of Food Chemistry and Safety.

Japanese Journal of Food Chemistry and Safety, 26(3), 141-146 (2019).