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MHLW Rings Alarm On Drug Ingredients Made From Contaminated Rice

This article was originally published in PharmAsia News

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Regarding recent recalls involved drug ingredients that are made of contaminated rice, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ordered Sept. 18 prefecture governments to investigate and assure that such ingredients are prohibited. Recently, Osaka drug maker Tochimoto Tenkaido recalled two products, Kenpugan and Tochimoto Ruokumigan, for containing rice starch made from the rice contaminated by mold. Tochimoto bought the ingredient from Niigata based Shimada Kakagu Kogyo, and the drug maker has determined that the products have low risks in causing health problems. (Click here for more - Japanese language

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