In Japan 81 people are said to have died for hiring the Anti-cholesterol food supplements containing red rice fermented of the Kobayashi PharmaceuticalThe Japanese company said it is examining the cases of other 76 deaths probably linked to the consumption of koji-based supplements, after having already reported in April five dead caused by food products.
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Since then supplements have been withdrawn from the market.
The health scandal has hit Japan for months: in April 166 people who had ingested the supplements were hospitalized.
The probable causes
The company was investigated on October 26, 2023 following the poisoning cases, but the Ministry of Health has not released the results. It is said that 300,000 batches have been recalled. According to the company, the Japan Times reports, it is very likely that an “unintentional” substance contained in its “Beni kоji”, produced in July-October last year, caused the poisonings. The serial numbers on the supplements purchased by the dead customers suggest the possibility that that ingredient ended up in the products to be recalled.
