To monitor the evolution of European consumers’ opinions, trends and behaviours regarding probiotic foods and supplements, the International Probiotics Association – Europe (1) commissioned the market research company 3Gem to carry out a survey with a representative sample. The evolution of European consumers’ opinions, trends and behaviours regarding probiotic foods and supplements shows a strong ...
In France, the term ‘probiotic’ can be used as well as the claim “contributes to the balance of the intestinal flora”, under certain conditions. In January 2023 France joined a growing movement of countries allowing the use of the term ‘probiotic’ in food and food supplements. France states that the term probiotic refers to live ...
On July 14, the European Commission formally published its proposal updating the BTC legislation. Under the Commission’s proposal, the two Directives (2002/98/EC, for blood and blood components and 2004/23/EC, for tissues and cells) will be rolled into one Regulation, the SoHO (Substances of Human Origin) Regulation. The new regulation has a broader scope, the final proposal ...
There are differences between men and women in almost every aspect of health and physiology. Emerging literature suggests that males may be more susceptible to early life trauma, while females appear to be significantly more impacted in adolescence and the impact is strongest for stress-related conditions. The evidence from several studies suggests that probiotics may ...
Denmark has published on May 11 2021 a new guideline on labelling which authorises the use of the term ‘probiotic’ on food supplements labels. The term can be used as a mandatory category designation for food supplements. The Netherlands and Poland have recently stated that in future they will consider ‘probiotics’ as a mandatory category term ...
After Spain has recently allowed the use of the term probiotic invoking the mutual recognition principle, and Denmark has started to discuss this topic in the national Parliament, asking for a European clarification on the use of the term, the Netherlands also intervene to define the use of the term probiotic in food and food supplements. On Friday the “Nutrition and Health ...
Let us introduce you to the most famous probiotic of all, Lactobacillus acidophilus. Lactobacillus acidophilus is one of the most commonly recognized species of probiotics – it deserves a star on the microbiome walk of fame. The name Lactobacillus acidophilus means “acid-loving”. Made famous for their presence in fermenting dairy products these teeny, tiny microbes ...
In the letter of Maurizio Koch, MD, and Lucio Capurso, MD, published on Gastroenterology in December 2020, the Authors comment on two clinical recommendations of the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) and bring additional arguments for the use of probiotics in the prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection, and on acute gastroenteritis in children, which are based on ...
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) will accept the use of the term “probiotic” on the labels of food and food supplements produced and commercialized in the country. AESAN states that the Commission’s Guide to the Implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 is not legally binding and there are different interpretations by ...
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) brings together global leading scientific experts, and has shifted the paradigm for how probiotics and prebiotics are studied and understood. Their recent series of highly enjoyable explainer videos represents an example of scientific communication and education. Scientists classify probiotics the same way they classify all living ...