Posted 3/27/2024, 10:13:31 AM
Two Dead, Over 100 Hospitalized in Japan After Taking Recalled Cholesterol Supplements Containing Toxic Mold
- Two people died and over 100 hospitalized in Japan after taking cholesterol-lowering supplement containing "benikoji" mold
- Products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical and over 40 other companies containing benikoji recalled
- At least 106 hospitalizations possibly linked to benikoji; number expected to rise
- Kobayashi President apologized and asked people to stop taking products in online statement
- All recalled products made in Japan; unclear if raw materials imported