JAPAN-OSAKA-HEALTH-KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL-DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS-DEATH TOLL

JAPAN-OSAKA-HEALTH-KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL-DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS-DEATH TOLL

(240329) -- OSAKA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Akihiro Kobayashi (2nd L) speaks at a press conference in the city of Osaka, Japan, March 29, 2024. Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Friday confirmed a fifth death related to its dietary supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji, produced by the company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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