CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA, DEC 12, 2007 – Pacific Rainbow Intl., Inc., has been named the exclusive North American distributor of certified organic, USDA-approved, bulk, red yeast rice made in the U.S. by Sylvan Bioproducts, Inc., Kittanning, PA.
            “We are extremely pleased to distribute this natural red yeast product,” said Herman Zhang, president and founder of Pacific Rainbow. “Most red yeast rice sold in North American is imported and has enhanced levels of lovastatin, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Mevacor and its generic counterparts. The FDA has recently ruled that products containing enhanced, or added, Lovastatin cannot be marketed as dietary supplements.”
            “The Sylvan red yeast rice is natural, and thus considered a dietary supplement,” continued Zhang. “The fact that it is also Pennsylvania Certified Organic, and USDA approved, are further substantiations for the products quality and safety.”
            Gary Walker, President, Sylvan Bioproducts, said “Pacific Rainbow has excellent connections throughout the nutraceuticals marketplace, and we’re very excited about the impact they will have in marketing our natural red yeast rice.”

Sylvan Bioproducts, Inc. has a unique ability to grow microorganisms on solid-substrates in a sterile environment combined with a specialized expertise in culture maintenance, quality control, formulation and packaging. It is also a global leader in fungal technology with worldwide manufacturing capabilities.
Established in 1995, Pacific Rainbow International, Inc. supplies a full line of high-quality raw materials to the nutraceutical industry.

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