Two more deaths were reported Thursday linked to
More than 100 other people have been hospitalized with kidney problems after taking the supplements with the rice fermented with red yeast ingredient.
Japan is also sharing information about the health impacts of the supplement with the
The company said it was notified of the first death Tuesday.
Roughly 300,000 packages of the company's "beni-koji choleste help" supplement marketed to lower cholesterol were recalled.
According to Japan's health ministry most of the reports of people suffering health problems from the beni-koji supplements are linked to those manufactured since September last year.
A wide range of
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