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Kobayashi Pharma Replaces Management after Beni-Koji Scandal
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will replace its president and chairman amid a flurry of health damage reports being received from among people who took its “beni-koji” red yeast rice supplements, including scores of death cases. The company on July 23 announced the…
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