Quality Control and Safety Assessment of Online-Purchased Food Supplements Containing Red Yeast Rice (RYR).

Last updated on 6-1-2025 by Els Van Hoeck

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Dietary supplements containing red yeast rice (RYR), a fermentation product of the fungus grown on white rice, remain popular in Europe as proclaimed cholesterol-lowering aids. The cholesterol-lowering effects are due to the occurrence of monacolin K, which is often present as a mixture of monacolin K lactone (MK) and as monacolin K hydroxy acid (MKA). MK is structurally similar to the cholesterol-lowering medicine lovastatin. Recently, due to safety concerns linked to the use of statins, the European Commission prohibited RYR supplements with a maximum serving exceeding 3 mg of total monac…

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