Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice problem: On-site inspection at factory today. Five people have died and a total of 114 people have been hospitalized due to kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing the product.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to conduct on-site inspections of factories that manufacture red yeast Rice raw materials based on the Food Sanitation Act. The event will be held on the 31st in Wakayama Prefecture and at a factory in Kinokawa City.