TOKYO -- Consumers in Japan are shying away from dietary supplements and other so-called functional foods over a health scare linked to red yeast rice products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.
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Five people have died after taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical products containing red yeast rice, called beni koji in Japan. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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