I published red koji health supplement &rarr on 2024-3-28; kidney failure and death, and I warned 8 years ago. After that, many readers came to discuss, among which Elliot provided the most precious information. His comment the day before yesterday (2024-4-9) was:
A fierce discussion in Japan, the rationality and customary nature of the efficacy announcement and the commercial function indicate whether food/healthy foods are added as warning signs. The Japan Consumer Protection Association survey report proposes that before commercially available healthy foods are put on the shelves, it is necessary to propose a safety report on "human clinical trial" for Japanese people who have been surplus and long-term intake, as a system improvement plan for the declaration of health food regulations.
Japan’s CAA urges Food with Function Claims businesses to declare health hazards, Kobayashi Pharma scandal reignites debate on ‘functional food’ labels | The Japan Times
*Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) = Consumer Times = Consumer Protection*Foods with Function Claims (FFC) = Functionality for food = Little Green Health Food
quoted Dr. Li Longten: "I think there should be no such word "health food" or "health food" in the world! The name suggests that food is food, which is to provide various protein, fat, vitamin and other nutrients required by humans every day. Eating them is to enable us to maintain the necessary physiological functions to survive, and it is definitely not to treat diseases. When you are sick, you should see a doctor and follow the medical use. ……" Many people mistakenly believe that health food is a relatively mild medicine, so that they do not see a doctor when they are sick, or use medicine, and use health food as a source of "food supplement" that is more and better. These misconceptions kill many people. The "Assay on Fierce Discussions in Japan" mentioned in the message refers to an article published in NutraIngredients-Asia on April 2, 2024. Red yeast rice saga: Japan authority urges all FFC businesses to declare health hazards.
NutraIngredients is a media dedicated to reporting and analyzing health products, that is, it is a partner in the health products industry. Therefore, it is more important to report news that is not conducive to the health care industry. The "quoting Dr. Li Longteng" mentioned in the message refers to an article published in "New News" the day before yesterday (2024-4-8) in Kobayashi's red koji case was a wake-up call! The myth of "the more you eat, the more you get, the more you eat" is to be careful to burn money and hurt your body. The first paragraph of the article is: Former Director of the Department of Health and the attending physician of the Department of Medicine of National Taiwan University Hospital, Li Longteng, was interviewed by Feng Media and said directly locally: "I think there should be no "health food" in the world"……"
The abstract of this article is: Foods made of red koji and health foods are considered to help reduce blood lipids and calcification, and have been red in recent years. Unexpectedly, the red koji raw material produced by Kobayashi in Japan was tested for soft-haired puberulic acid (puberulic acid) of cyanobacteria, and it was suspected that five people died and hundreds of people were hospitalized, many of whom had abnormal kidney function. Since relevant raw materials are also exported, and there have been suspected cases in China, it has caused panic. What's more, foods cannot be claimed to be effective according to law, but many people mistakenly believe that health foods are relatively mild "medicines" that are relatively mild, so that they do not see a doctor when they are sick, or in addition to using medicine, they also use health foods as the source of "food supplements" that is more and better. These misunderstandings kill many people.
Yes, our government, whether Taiwan, Japan or the United States, is helping and even encouraging health care providers to take the call of "I don't know how many people I've killed." Those doctors who instigate the public to take health care products and even sell health care products themselves, please ask yourself what is the virtue of medical treatment.
Recent Note: Elliot Message: Add the text “Kobayashi Pharma scandal reignites debate on ‘ functional food’ labels | The Japan Times ". The link was missed when leaving a message. Japanese media said that there are a lot of reports and comments on food re-examination, and there are fewer reports on English and Chinese translations. After the red koji incident, the Korean media conducted an investigation and review of its similar “건강기능식품 (healthy functional food)” Chinese media have not yet seen the sound of reviewing blue hat health food (national food and health word).
Original text: Red koji jujube tragedy + there should be no health food in the worldResponsible editor: Gu Zihuan