Authorities search Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's Osaka factory

Japanese health ministry officials search a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. factory in Osaka, western Japan, on March 30, 2024, following reports of deaths and hospitalizations possibly linked to its red yeast rice dietary supplements.

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