Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare and Osaka Mayor meet on red yeast rice issue, confirm cooperation to prevent damage from spreading. To date, five people have died from developing kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast Rice.
Minister Takemi: "I fully agreed with Mayor Yokoyama to conduct a thorough investigation, including an epidemiological investigation" I am confident that we will be able to work together even more smoothly in the future. I did.