The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has purchased Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice raw material due to the issue of people developing kidney disease. 173 companies that received raw materials from these companies submitted self-inspection reports on the 5th.
The deadline for reporting their inspection results has passed, and the results will be made public as soon as they are compiled. The city of Osaka has issued a recall order for three products, including "Beni-koji Choleste Help," which contains the ingredient "red yeast rice"