Tokyo, Japan — Japanese dietary supplements at the center of an expanding health scare have now been linked to at least 157 hospitalizations, a health ministry official said Tuesday. The figure reflects an increase from the 114 hospitalization cases that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said on Friday were linked to its products containing red yeast rice, or “beni koji”. READ: Japan factory searched over deaths likely linked to supplements A Kobayashi spokeswoman confirmed the latest hospitalization cases without elaborating further. On Friday, Kobayashi said it was investigating five deaths potentially linked to the dietary supplements, which are meant to lower cholesterol. The […]...Keep on reading: Japan health supplements tied to 157 hospitalizations