Then, the shake comes in. Kobayashi jumps up and down a few times and then leans forward as he does a little shimmy. The idea is to help the food settle and create more space in his stomach.

The issue of food safety is again in the news following reports that people died after ingesting a dietary supplement made by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. that contains benikoji, a malted rice ...

Kobayashi's unmatched success and overwhelming ... for a competitive eater would be a bypass surgery that would allow food to go into the small intestines instead of the stomach.

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said that it had discovered ... The company recalled all its supplements containing benikoji on March 22. Food producers and retailers nationwide are also pulling products ...