EU Restricts Red Yeast Rice Supplements Over Safety Concerns
Executive Summary
Restrictions on daily doses and mandatory label warnings now apply to dietary supplements containing monacolins from red yeast rice sold in the EU following long-running safety concerns about the substance.
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