Due to the issue of people developing kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 30th that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will begin manufacturing red yeast rice raw materials in accordance with the Food Sanitation Act in conjunction with Osaka City. We are planning to visit the factory and conduct an inspection.
As of the 29th , five people have died
and a total of 114 people have been hospitalized
due to kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice.
The company is conducting an investigation as it is suspected that this may have been the cause of the incident.
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, Wakayama Prefecture, where the factory's equipment has been relocated.
The red yeast rice ingredient used in the product that was accused of health hazards was manufactured last year at a factory in Osaka, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has confirmed that a company investigation confirmed that the lot contained a substance called ``pouberuric acid,'' which can be produced from blue mold. I think it is.
It is said that the effect of this substance on the human body is not known, but the on-site inspection will likely include a detailed investigation into why this substance was included in products and the manufacturing process.