The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced that as of the 3rd, a total of 188 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. It was announced that this was revealed in a report from
To date, five people have died from developing kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice, and there have been a number of health complaints across the country. Masu.
Regarding the status of health damage, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed the number of people reported by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical as of the 3rd.
According to the data,
a total of 1,058 people visited medical institutions because they felt unwell,
and a total of 188 people were hospitalized.
In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Consumer Affairs Agency's call center, which was set up on March 29, received a total of 2,821 inquiries in the six days up to March 3.
Call center
phone number: 03-3595-2760
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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will work with local public health centers to confirm the damage and will continue to investigate the causes of the health damage.