The health minister said the government would step in to take a more active role in investigating the deaths.
, the country’s health ministry said on June 28, in a shocking increase from an earlier revelation that is focusing attention on how supplements are regulated.. Japanese government health officials said the supplement, which claimed to help reduce cholesterol, contained puberulic acid, a highly toxic compound that is a product of mold.
Since then, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has received reports that 1,656 people sought medical advice for CholesteHelp-related health concerns, and 289 people have been hospitalised, the company reported. CholesteHelp has been recalled in Japan and China, the only countries the supplement was sold in, according to a spokesperson for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical was founded in 1919. While it is not one of Japan’s top pharmaceutical companies, it produces a variety of supplements and health products such as hand warmers and air fresheners, some of which are sold in the United States and elsewhere in Asia.
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