Red yeast rice, a popular dietary supplement, has held a significant place in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. This rice is fermented with a unique strain of yeast, resulting in ...

March 29 (UPI) --Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Friday announced a fifth death related to its beni-koji supplements. The company said puberulic acid from blue mold was found in the red yeast rice ...

The top two executives of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. are stepping down to take responsibility for the numerous health problems and deaths caused by the company's benikoji red yeast supplements ...

The Osaka University study analyzed data from patients who reported health issues between late March and late April 2024.

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical reported to the health ministry that 124 people died and 514 others were hospitalized after taking its red yeast supplement as of Oct. 6. The company estimated that as of ...

Health supplements produced in Japan containing a red yeast rice ingredient has been linked to deaths and hospitalisations. It has prompted product recalls in Japan and overseas. The ministry ...

While advertised as a health supplement for high cholesterol and ... a statement announcing the "causal relationship" of its Red Yeast Cholesterol Help product and the customer's death.