TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry said on Friday that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical had informed the ministry of 76 more deaths, which could be linked to its red yeast rice supplement product.
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Japan's health ministry will investigate the relationship between the deaths and the red yeast rice product. (Photo by Koji Uema)
TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry said on Friday that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical had informed the ministry of 76 more deaths, which could be linked to its red yeast rice supplement product.