TOKYO (AP) — Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan.
The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., billed as helping to lower cholesterol, contained an ingredient called “benikoji,” a red species of mold.
The ministry has put up a list on its official site of all the recalled products, including some that use benikoji for food coloring.
The recalled products could be bought without a prescription from a doctor, and could be purchased at drug stores.
The ministry official warned there could be more victims in the days ahead.
Persons:
Kobayashi, ___ Yuri Kageyama
Organizations:
TOKYO, —, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co
Locations:
Japan, Osaka