THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 29, 2024 at 19:13 JST
Akihiro Kobayashi, president of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., speaks at a news conference on March 29 in Osaka. (Jin Nishioka)
Embattled Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under heavy fire for trying to hide the likely cause of its benikoji health crisis as the health ministry confirmed that batches of the benikoji rice dietary supplements were contaminated with “highly toxic” puberulic acid. [Read More]
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