Red yeast rice supplements, popular for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine, have been employed as an organic option to boost heart health. These supplements are produced by fermenting rice ...

Red yeast rice, a popular dietary supplement, has held a significant place in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. This rice is fermented with a unique strain of yeast, resulting in ...

SINGAPORE: Health supplements containing red yeast rice have been in the spotlight in recent days after Japan recalled three products that could be linked to five deaths and more than 150 ...

This file photo shows bags of "beni-koji" red yeast rice dietary supplements manufactured by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. in Osaka on April 7, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sales in Japan of ...

The drop came after Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co reported on March 22 that some people developed health problems after taking its beni-koji red yeast rice dietary supplements. Five people were later ...

Supplements in Japan are simply a waste of money and now deadly. One of, if not the number one, healthiest diets in the world. Japanese are following the overseas obesity trend with fast food and ...

TOKYO -- Pham Tran, a 43-year-old Vietnamese who runs a trading company in Osaka, was busy responding to inquiries from her customers in Vietnam after the health issue of "red yeast rice" dietary ...

TOKYO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- In the past two weeks, Japan reported several deaths and over a hundred hospitalizations due to kidney diseases after taking red yeast rice supplements, known as "beni ...

TOKYO -- Pham Tran, a 43-year-old Vietnamese who runs a trading company in Osaka, was busy responding to inquiries from her customers in Vietnam after the health issue of "red yeast rice" dietary ...

TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least two additional unintended substances have been found in some of Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's dietary supplements with red yeast rice ...