Five people in Japan are believed to have died after eating cholesterol-lowering supplements. More than 100 people have also been admitted to hospital complaining of kidney problems since taking ...

plant in Osaka following reports of five deaths linked to its cholesterol-lowering supplements using red yeast. The factory was manufacturing the suspected culprit benikoji ingredient until late ...

The firm urged customers to stop using the pills, which were advertised as cholesterol-lowering supplements. Kobayashi said it suspected that the problem may have come from previously undetected ...