Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare

STORY: Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's headquarters in the city of Osaka 2. various of the recalled three products containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni-koji 3. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's products in Japan's drugstores STORYLINE: Japan's health ministry and local authorities on Saturday inspected the Osaka factory of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical following reports of deaths and hospitalizations possibly linked to its dietary supplements containing red yeast rice, known as "beni-koji." The factory in western Japan, which was making the ingredients of the product named Beni-koji Choleste Help, a type of granules advertised with the effect of lowering LDL cholesterol levels, shut down in December. However, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Osaka city government decided to carry out

Pictured: The mischievous raccoon RJ (BRUCE WILLIS) introdu

Pictured: The mischievous raccoon RJ (BRUCE WILLIS) introdu

Pictured: The mischievous raccoon RJ (BRUCE WILLIS) introduces Hammy (STEVE CARELL) to the wonders of sugar, fat, cholesterol and preservatives that can be found in a box of cookies in DreamWorks Animation's comedy OVER THE HEDGE. OVER THE HEDGE [US 2006] The mischievous raccoon RJ (BRUCE WILLIS) introduces Hammy (STEVE CARELL) to sugar, fat, cholesterol and preservatives that can be found in a box of cookies Date: 2006