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Drugmaker Kobayashi to Recall Supplements after Health Damage

The Osaka-based company ‘Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’ said that 13 people have developed kidney disease and other symptoms after taking the products, advertised as foods with functional claims, including three containing "beni koji," rice fermented with monascus purpureus, a species of mold that is red.

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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From Jiji

March 22 2024

OSAKA – Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday 22nd it will voluntarily recall some 300,000 packs of five supplement products in Japan after reports of health damage suffered by users.

The Osaka-based company said that 13 people have developed kidney disease and other symptoms after taking the products, advertised as foods with functional claims, including three containing “beni koji,” rice fermented with monascus purpureus, a species of mold that is red.

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