[HIGHLIGHTS] We are receiving inquiries from companies that use red yeast rice that are not related to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.

Concerns about the safety of products using "red yeast rice" are spreading on social media. Companies that sell products using red yeast rice are receiving inquiries.

Inquiries have been made one after another to companies that “use products other than Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals” "CIAO Churu" for cats, which is made by "Inaba Pet Food," in a stick-shaped bag, is among the products in question. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is waiting for the report of the investigation being conducted by the Osaka City Public Health Center.