OSAKA/TOKYO -- The red yeast rice dietary supplements linked to five deaths in Japan may have been contaminated by mold from outside the factory during production, experts say, based on the latest information.
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Japan supplement deaths suspected to be linked to outside mold
188 hospitalized after taking red yeast rice pill from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical
Japan's health ministry reports that 188 people were hospitalized as of April 3 after taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice dietary supplements. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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