Review

• Study on Harmful Microorganisms and Their Control on Seafood ...... Bon KIMURA ...... 1

Short Paper

• Comparison of RNA Extraction Methods of Norovirus Evaluated by Real-Time PCR ...... Akie SAKAGAMI, Sayaka KAMIO and Yo UEKI ...... 10

Epidemiology

• Survey of Fungal Contamination of Meat Carrying Box in Meat Processing Facilities Using MALDI-TOF MS ...... Satomi UEHARA, Yumi TAKAHASHI, Shouko YOSHIHARA, Keiko AKUZAWA, Terumi NAMIKI, Takashi CHIBA, Jun SUZUKI and Kenji SADAMASU ...... 14

Case

• Identification and Characterization of Staphylococcus argenteus Isolates in Food Poisoning Case in Akita Prefecture, Japan ...... Shiho TAKAHASHI, Takayuki KONNO, Hiroko KASHIO, Chiharu OGAWA and Yuko KUMAGAI ...... 20

Method

• Measures against the Spreading Colonies for Aerobic Plate Count of Powdered Foods ...... Yuji KANAI, Riyo FURUKAWA, Takayuki SUDA, Kazuhiko HATORI, Kazuhiro KATAGIRI, Hiroki NISHIDA and Kazunori UCHINO ...... 24

• Introduction of Members ...... 29
• Proceeding of the Society ...... 30
• Information ....... 38
• Norts to Contributors ...... 40