Red yeast rice problem: Doctor who examined “Patient has Fanconi syndrome”. There is a problem in which people who ingested a health food containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease, etc.

After consuming this health food, there were health consequences... Dr. Kenichi Miyoshi, a nephrologist at Ehime University Hospital, gave an interview to NHK. The patient was diagnosed with ``Fanconi syndrome'', which causes symptoms such as muscle weakness and decreased kidney function.