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Red rice yeast supplements raise mycotoxin contamination issues

Published: July 14, 2008
Summary
A US product survey has found that four out of ten red yeast rice supplements were contaminated with a fungal substance called citrinin that has been linked with kidney problems in animal and human populations. Consumerlab.com said that while red yeast rice products had clinical backing demonstrating their effectiveness as pharmaceutical statin alternatives, manufacturers needed to be wary of a ...
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Dr. Karki Kedar
17 de julio de 2008
Very good information regarding health hazard from mycotoxin to human population. Congratulations.
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