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LATEST NEWS
2.18.2010
Third India Probiotics Symposium: “Probiotic Foods in Health and Disease”, held November 21-22, 2009, in New Delhi, featuring keynote address by ISAPP Past President, Gregor Reid. Webcast.
2.15.2010
A report was issued by 9 European scientific experts in the field of probiotics on “Current level of consensus on probiotic science-Report of an expert meeting.” This report summarizes conclusions of a meeting held in London, 23 November 2009. Download report.
1.30.2010
The Global Health Program on Infectious Diseases group within the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation convened an exploratory session January 22-26 in London UK to discuss evaluation of probiotics for the prevention and treatment of enteric and diarrheal diseases in children in developing countries. The purpose of the meeting was to explore the underlying science and potential directions forward. Nineteen scientists, including ISAPP’s President, Glenn Gibson, and Executive Director, Mary Ellen Sanders, were invited to meet with Foundation representatives to explore the risks and benefits of investment in this application for probiotics.
1.12.2010
The British Medical Journal (BMJ 2010;340:c77) summarized an investigation into the Utrecht pancreatitis study (Lancet 2008, 371:651-9) by 3 agencies, the Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate, the Central Commission on Research Involving Human Participants, and the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. They concluded that the study procedures were flawed, especially as related to reporting of adverse events, but that there was no causal link between procedural flaws and higher number of deaths in the probiotic consumption group.
12.30.2009
International Dairy Federation announces opening of 2010 Elie Metchnikoff Prize. This prize, co-sponsored by ISAPP, celebrates innovative ideas in the area of fermented milks. Information.
11.30.2009
India to develop probiotic guidelines for foods by 2010.
11.30.2009
Institut Rosell, in partnership with the American Gastroenterology Association Institute, will be offering cash prizes for student research abstracts focusing on probiotics. The Institut Rosell Probiotics Challenge is open to students at a recognized college or university who submit a probiotics-related abstract to the AGA annual meeting, DDW 2011.
11.16.2009
World Gastroenterology Organisation Practice Guideline on Probiotics and Prebiotics, initially issued in May 2008, are now available in six languages, including Chinese and Russian.
11.10.2009
The Global Probiotics Council has announced the third year of the Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research. The two annual grants of $50,000 each are designed to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States. Application procedures and additional details on the program can be found at www.probioticsresearch.com.
10.19.2009
The World Gastroenterology Organisation has launched a website with 'embedded' search strategies you can use to easily find the latest evidence on probiotics.
10.19.2009
As a follow up to the Health Canada release on April 22, 2009, of the guidance document "The Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Food", a Guide has been released by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to assist industries efforts on compliance on labels, advertisements and web sites. The updated Guide also includes a list of probiotic claims that are considered acceptable on food, without the need for further substantiation by the manufacturer or importer, along with conditions for their use. CFIA press release. Guidance document 'The Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Food.'
10.2.2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently rejected several efficacy claims for probiotics. ISAPP responds.
Probiotics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amount confer a health benefit on the host (FAO 2001). Prebiotics are non-digestible (by the host) food ingredients that have a beneficial effect through their selective metabolism in the intestinal tract. (Gibson, G.R., Probert, H.M., van Loo, J.A.E., Rastall, R.A. and Roberfroid, M.B. 2004. Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: Updating the concept of prebiotics. Nutrition Research Reviews 17, 259-275). |
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