Japan's health ministry and local authorities conducted on-site inspections at Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in Wakayama following health concerns flamed by "beni-koji. The inspection, carried out under the Food Sanitation Act, was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the prefectural government. As of Friday, the Osaka-based pharmaceutical&#X27's red yeast rice dietary supplement has been associated with five deaths and over 100 hospitalization