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 ...

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 ...

Sales in Japan of supplements claiming to have health benefits have fallen 7.7 percent from a year earlier after reports of hospitalizations linked to a red yeast rice dietary supplement ...

Yiwu Danxi Wine is a local specialty with medicinal properties, such as improving digestion and boosting immunity. The ...

A major Japanese drugmaker has said it is investigating a death and dozens of hospitalisations that could be linked to its red yeast rice pills. At least 76 people were admitted to hospital after ...

Kobayashi Pharma is a major drug maker and has recalled the red yeast ... is rice fermented with monascus purpureus, a species of reddish-purple mould. While advertised as a health supplement ...