RETRACTED: Jeong et al. Fermented Sea Tangle (Laminaria japonica Aresch) Suppresses RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis by Scavenging ROS in RAW 264.7 Cells. Foods 2019, 8, 290

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The journal retracts the article “Fermented Sea Tangle (Laminaria japonica Aresch) Suppresses RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis by Scavenging ROS in RAW 264.7 Cells” [1] cited above.

Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the integrity of a number of images presented in this publication [1].

Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and Editorial Board that identified indications of inappropriate editing and partial duplication between figures presented in this article [1] and earlier publications [2,3,4], presenting different experimental conditions. While the authors collaborated within this process, raw material meeting the journal’s Original Images Requirements could not be provided for Editorial Board Evaluation. Consequently, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the reliability of the findings and has decided to retract this publication, as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30, accessed on 6 August 2025).

This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Foods.

The authors did not agree to this retraction.