Japan Offspring Fund was established in 1984 as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). JOF activities include testing the safety of food and campaigning about safety issues regarding "living", a broad concept based on the Japanese word "kurashi".

The Japanese name, "Shokuhin to Kurashi no Anzen Kikin" literally means "Fund for Safe Food and Living". Financial support for activities comes from members fees (including a subscription to the monthly magazine "Safety of Our Food and Life") as well as from sales of other publications. Starting in 2004, we are also publishing "Anzen Style" to promote safe and healthy products around Japan.

International Activities:

Since 1999, Japan Offspring Fund has participated at the international level at FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius conferences regarding food safety standards. We have represented consumers also at other international meetings, including the World Trade Organization, OECD and UNEP/CBD. Reporting from such meetings in the monthly magazine is one way to empowering consumers and increasing awareness about the effects of globalization. JOF's international food work is done as a member of IACFO, in cooperation with Center for Science in the Public Interest and The Food Commission. Other work, for example on PCB pollution, has been done together with consumer and environmental organizations in Korea, China, Malaysia, and other Asian countries.

Pictures:

Post-harvest agricultural chemicals detected in apples imported from USA

Insect dying from eating a genetically manipulated potato leaf (Photo: Japan Offspring Fund)

Address:

Japan Offspring Fund
2F 2-5-2, Kojimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 102-0083
Tel:81-3-5276-0256
Fax:81-3-5276-0259
Email: mail@tabemono.info
Homepage: http://tabemono.info/english/index.html