In the past few days, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's health products containing red yeast rice ingredients have caused damage to consumers' health. Following the report of the death of the second consumer after taking it on the 26th, Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company said on the 28th that the number of consumers who died after taking health products containing red yeast rice increased to 4.
Resident of Tokyo, Japan: I am not eating Kobayashi Pharmaceutical products, but I am also taking other health products. I'm also very worried about whether there is a problem with these products.
Tokyo resident: How exactly this was discovered and what measures will be taken in the future will require a comprehensive explanation from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Regarding the damage to human health caused by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's products, relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Consumer Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the National Tax Agency held a meeting on the 27th, believing that the products involved are concentrated in batches after September 2023. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has announced on its official website on the 27th that it will compensate relevant consumers.
A staff member of the public relations department of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: For domestic products, compensation will be made according to the type and quantity of the product. A voucher of 2,500 yen (about 120 yuan) for one product. The issue of compensation for Chinese mainland is still under discussion. There are some specific situations that we cannot answer at this time.