Four people died in Japan after consuming red rice supplements
In Japan, two more deaths of people who consumed dietary supplements with beni kōji red rice extract (rice fermented with red yeast) produced by the company Kobayashi Pharmaceutical have been identified, thus, the number of fatal cases has increased to four, TASS reports
It is noted that the relatives of the deceased contacted and informed Kobayashi Pharmaceutical that the deceased had taken dietary supplements. Currently, the company's specialists are conducting a thorough investigation for a direct link between the use of dietary supplements and the causes of death.
The number of hospitalisations among people who consumed beni kōji red rice supplements has now reached 106. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical suspects that the cause of illness and death could be components of the supplements that were not originally provided in the composition, but somehow got into the manufactured products.
