Japanese health officials raid factory producing ‘deadly’ supplements

Japan’s health ministry officials walk towards the Osaka plant of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Yohei Fukai/AP)

Japanese government officials have raided a factory producing health supplements that they say have killed at least five people and left more than 100 others in hospital.

About a dozen people wearing dark suits walked into the Osaka plant of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical in the raid shown widely on Japanese TV news, including public broadcaster NHK.