Japan Resources No. 139 (pdf)
CONTENTS:

EDC Conference in Seoul, South Korea
Demand: To exclude farm products from Japan-Australia FTA negotiations
Statement of opposition to the violations against the Japan-U.S. Beef Agreement
We request that imports of American beef should be prohibited and demand strict country-of-origin labeling rules
Breaking News: CUJ finds benzene in popular soft drinks
Appeal Against Patents on Life
Report: [...]

On 13 March, 2007 Consumers Union of Japan announced the results of its investigation into 21 popular soft drinks, vitamin drinks, and supplement drinks. 16 of the tested products were contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene.
The source is thought to be common food additives such as benzoic acids (E201, E211, E212 and E213) used as [...]