2024 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Red Yeast Rice Incident: Information Disclosure Request to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Reveals 225 Companies Publicly Named, No Official Record of Decision-Making
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An information disclosure request to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) revealed that 225 companies were publicly named in connection with the 2024 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical red yeast rice incident without any official record of the decision-making process. Kunsei Club Co., Ltd., one of the publicly named companies, also points out that there was no official designation of puberulic acid as the causative agent, raising serious questions about administrative record-keeping and accountability.