Osaka mayor to set up task force and investigation team. People who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice have developed kidney disease, etc.
The company announced that it would establish an investigation team and work to investigate the cause. The city ordered the company to recall the products in March based on the Food Sanitation Act. The plan is to investigation the recall status, health hazards, and cause of the three types of products. The task force will hold an initial meeting on the 3rd.