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A new report has found thousands of ingredients that go into food have been classified as safe by private industry alone, without any government oversight. The study published Wednesday found that since the early 1960’s, private companies and trade associations …

Japan’s government has decided to set up a new nuclear regulatory agency under the Environment Ministry instead of the trade ministry to increase its independence after the country’s atomic disaster, officials said Thursday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the …