Japanese pharmaceutical group Kobayashi Pharmaceutical reports fifth suspicious death. Number of people hospitalized in Japan in connection with this case rises to 114.
Products contained red yeast rice, “beni koji”, supposed to lower blood cholesterol. The pharmaceutical group assured that this substance was “unintentional” and explained that it could “come from mold�” This yeast is presented as a natural anticholesterol, but studies have also warned for years of its potential danger.