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Monacolins from red yeast rice

European Union

Jun 13, 2022

Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/860 of 1 June 2022 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monacolins from red yeast-fermented rice has been published.

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 is amended as follows:

Restricted substance

Conditions of use

Additional requirements

‘Monacolins from red yeast rice

Individual portion of the product for daily consumption

shall provide less than 3 mg of monacolins from red yeast rice.

The label shall provide the number of individual portions of the product for maximum daily consumption and a

warning not to consume a daily amount of 3 mg of monacolins from red yeast rice or more.

The label shall indicate the content of monacolins per portion of the product.

The label shall include the following warnings:

“Should not be consumed by pregnant or lactating women, children below 18 years old and adults above 70 years old”.

“Seek advice from a doctor on consumption of this product if you experience any health problems”;

“Should not be consumed if you are taking cholesterol-lowering medication”;

“Should not be consumed if you are already consuming other products containing red yeast rice”.’

 

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