As of March 31st, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported that a total of 157 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who consumed health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney diseases. This was announced in a report from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.
To date, five people have died from developing kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice, and complaints of health damage have been filed one after another across the country. is.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed the number of people affected by health damage as of March 31, as reported by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.
According to the data, a total of 786 people visited medical institutions because they felt unwell, and a total of 157 people were hospitalized.
In addition, the call center of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Consumer Affairs Agency, which was set up on March 29th, received a total of 1,578 inquiries in the three days up to March 31st.
Consultations include, ``I have ingested a product that is subject to a recall order.Are there any problems?What should I do next?'' or ``I have a food that has ``red yeast rice'' listed in its ingredient list.'' However, we are receiving many questions such as "Is this a product subject to recall?"
The call center phone number is 03-3595-2760, and consultations are accepted from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., even on weekends and holidays.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will work with local health centers to confirm the damage and will continue to investigate the cause of the health damage.