Gee Lawson

Red yeast rice: Helps maintain normal cholesterol levels

Gee Lawson enters China-dominated red yeast rice supply

By Shane Starling

UK supplier Gee Lawson has debuted organic red yeast rice (Monascus purpureus) into a sector dominated by Chinese supply and which has won a European Union health claim for cholesterol maintenance.

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