Application of Monascus & Analysis of Its Safety

Monascus is a traditional fermention product in China.Nowadays,it is classified into pigment monascus,fermenting monascus and functional monascus.With more and more application of and research on monascus in food industry,the safety problems induced by monascus product is of much concern,which has restricted further development of monascus products.The reduce of citrinin content in monascus is the first step to settle such problem.