Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi met with Mayor Yokoyama of Osaka City to investigate the cause of the problem in which people who consumed health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. We confirmed that we will work closely together to prevent the spread of damage.
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.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi met with Osaka City Mayor Yokoyama at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the evening of the 3rd.
In response, Minister Takemi stated, ``A very unfortunate and serious situation has occurred.First of all, I would like to thoroughly investigate the cause and consider what kind of policies are necessary to prevent it from happening again.''
In response, Mayor Yokoyama said, ``Thank you for your cooperation. We will do our best to investigate the cause and prevent the damage from spreading.''
They also confirmed that the national government and Osaka City will continue to work closely together to respond to the situation.
After the meeting, Minister Takemi told reporters, ``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.