Too high level of monacolins from red yeast rice (9.6 mg) and lack of mandatory advertisements on product from France
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Categoria
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some food supplements with red yeast rice may have too much of a natural compound called monacolins. This can be risky for health.
What's happening? A product from France was found to have too much monacolins. It was sold in Belgium but the problem has been fixed.
Does this affect me? If you bought a red yeast rice supplement in Belgium, check if it was recalled.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Notifier: Belgium
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