Criteria to Qualify Microorganisms as “Probiotic” in Foods and Dietary Supplements

Criteria to Qualify Microorganisms as “Probiotic” in Foods and Dietary Supplements

Still relevant after 19 years, the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics can be translated into four simple and pragmatic criteria allowing one to conclude if specific strains of microorganisms qualify as a probiotic for use in foods and dietary supplements. Probiotic strains must be (i) sufficiently cha...

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Main Authors: Sylvie Binda, Colin Hill, Eric Johansen, David Obis, Bruno Pot, Mary Ellen Sanders, Annie Tremblay, Arthur C. Ouwehand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
probiotic definition
criterion
live microbes
Lactobacillus
Bifidobacterium
identification
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01662/full

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