(UPDATE) TOKYO: A Japanese pharmaceutical company, whose dietary supplements are at the center of a growing health scare, reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.

Last week, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical recalled three supplement brands — "Beni Koji Choleste Help" and two other products — which contain an ingredient called red yeast rice, or "beni koji," supposed to help lower cholesterol.

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