Eighteen products with the “functional food” label in Japan had received over 110 reports from medical professionals as having caused some level of health damage among their users, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/japan/science-health/funcitonal-food-product-survey/ #japan #sciencehealth #consumeraffairsagency #kobayashipharmaceuticals #pharmaceuticals #food #health
Probe finds 18 functional food products with past reports of health damage in Japan

The survey results come as the industry reels from deaths linked to Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals’ beni kōji supplements.

The Japan Times