Red yeast rice is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)commonly used in China and all over the world in medi-cine,food additives,fermented food and other fields,but the research in this TCM is far from enough.Recently,the safety of red yeast rice health care product has aroused great concern around the world.This article reviews studies on the applied history,fermentation processing technology,material basis and quality control status of red yeast rice,aiming to clarify the factors that may lead to the risk of quality and safety of red yeast rice,and provide references for the safety quality control and risk prevention and control of red yeast and its products in China.
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