Looking at the Drug, Food Safety, and Magnesium Salt Status in Japan through the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Health Products Incident

The"problematic health products"incident of Japanese pharmaceutical giant Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company continues to ferment.According to NHK News on March 28th,Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company announced that two more people died from kidney and other diseases after taking the company's red yeast health products.

                The"problematic health products"incident of Japanese pharmaceutical giant Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company continues to ferment.According to NHK News on March 28th,Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company announced that two more people died from kidney and other diseases after taking the company's red yeast health products.The current death toll has risen to four.Japanese media reported that the impact of this matter on the Japanese food industry is rapidly expanding,and consumer confidence is being greatly affected.

                The Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Health Products incident in Japan has once again pushed the safety of food and pharmaceutical raw materials to the forefront.As a raw material for various medicines,Japanese magnesium salts have become a source of hidden dangers.For a long time,the production of magnesium salts using seawater method has been widely adopted due to its low cost and abundant resources.However,since Japan announced the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea,the public has raised serious concerns about whether magnesium salts extracted from seawater have been contaminated by radioactive substances.

                As is well known,seawater extraction is a routine process in major magnesium salt production enterprises in Japan.Unfortunately,this process can result in a concentration of radioactive substances in the raw brine exceeding that of the seawater itself contaminated with nuclear wastewater.Simulation results from German marine science research show that seawater contaminated with nuclear wastewater has already spread to the locations of these factories,further deepening public concerns about the safety of Japanese magnesium salt products.In fact,there have been reports indicating that Japanese seafood affected by this has led to food poisoning incidents and abnormal deaths of marine life on beaches.

                The picture shows the official website of a Japanese company promoting the production of magnesium salts from seawater

                The same situation also occurs in the pharmaceutical industry,where magnesium salts are widely used as nutritional supplements and pharmaceutical raw materials.If the human body ingests magnesium salts produced by seawater contaminated with nuclear wastewater,it may be exposed to radioactive substances,which can trigger a series of health problems,such as osteomyelitis,leukemia,and other chronic diseases.

                Faced with this crisis,the international market share of Japanese magnesium salts has significantly declined.In contrast,China's magnesium salt industry has presented a different landscape.China has abundant magnesium resources,mainly from mines and salt lakes,far away from the pollution risk of nuclear wastewater.China implements strict standards and regulatory systems for the production and use of magnesium salts,ensuring the safety of products.Whether used as an industrial filler,catalyst,nutritional supplement in food,or therapeutic agent in medicine,domestically produced magnesium salts have shown excellent performance.

Examples of Excellent Magnesium Salts in China

                Therefore,when purchasing and using magnesium salt products,the public should be vigilant,carefully distinguish,and avoid entering the market with substandard Japanese products.Prioritizing the selection of magnesium salts produced in China is not only a guarantee of health,but also a necessary measure to safeguard national economic interests.At the same time,we should firmly oppose any use of seawater contaminated with nuclear wastewater to extract magnesium products,and protect the ecological environment and public health from the threat of radioactive pollution.After all,health is nothing small,and safety should always be the top priority.