A consumer group in Taiwan has filed a class action lawsuit demanding damages for 55 people who suffered health damage over Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s supplement containing the ingredient “red yeast rice.”

According to Taiwanese media, 55 people suffered from symptoms such as decreased kidney function after taking supplements containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s red yeast rice ingredient, and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Taiwanese subsidiary was sued for approximately 760 million yen in damages. I’m looking for.

A woman in her 50s who took part in the lawsuit says that the company simply refunded her purchase price, which is not enough.

The consumer group that filed the lawsuit said, “We hope that companies will act in good faith and fulfill their responsibilities.”

Source: Japanese