Bosses Resign At Japan Health Supplement Firm Probing Deaths

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical president Akihiro Kobayashi (2nd L) and others bow at a press conference in March as the firm faces a health scare linked to one of its supplements (Credit: AFP)

The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes dozens of deaths potentially linked to products meant to lower cholesterol.

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is at the centre of a health scare linked to its over-the-counter tablets containing red yeast rice, which is fermented with a mould culture.