By Prof. Seppo Salminen PhD, University of Turku, Finland The International Dairy Federation (IDF) convenes annual meetings that bring together scientists and industry professionals to discuss issues foremost to the production of safe and nutritious dairy products globally. Since probiotics find a home in so many dairy foods worldwide, ISAPP and IDF have some overlapping […]
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By Mary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP During its 2018 annual meeting (June 5-7), ISAPP convened a group of 30 participants from 13 countries to address issues associated with global harmonization of regulations for probiotics and prebiotics. This topic was of interest due to the broad international presence at this meeting, ISAPP’s first […]
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Mary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP I was privileged to be included in a small meeting of scientists, both academic and industry, who met last week in Verona to discuss changes in Lactobacillus taxonomy. The first objectives of the meeting were to clarify with industry the need for the proposed changes and to […]
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Not all products labelled “probiotic” are true probiotics. ISAPP just released a new infographic focused on helping consumers make smart selections when examining probiotic products. The infographic addresses identifying products backed by science, effective dosing, and more. See and download the full infographic here. See all ISAPP infographics here.
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Prof. Hania Szajewska PhD, The Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Paediatrics, Poland and Prof. Seppo Salminen PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, Finland See related post ‘Brain Fogginess’ and D-Lactic Acidosis: Probiotics Are Not the Cause In their recent study, Rao and colleagues1 incriminated probiotics in the induction of D-lactic acidosis […]
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September 20, 2018 By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP On September 16, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) collaborated on the organization of a public workshop on “Science and Regulation of Live Microbiome-based Products Used […]
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At the ISAPP meeting in Turku, Finland in 2016, scientists convened a working group led by Dan Merenstein of Georgetown University (USA) along with Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop of University of Utrecht (the Netherlands) and Danone Research. In their discussions, the group identified a gap in the literature: a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials to determine […]
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By ISAPP Board of Directors, plus Prof. Francisco Guarner and Dr. Bruno Pot September 10, 2018 Two recent papers have generated much adverse publicity for the probiotic field. Headlines driven by sensationalism, not data, claim “Probiotics labelled ‘quite useless’” (BBC) and “Probiotics ‘not as beneficial for gut health as previously thought’” (The Guardian). The quotes […]
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By Prof. Sarah Lebeer, Universiteit Antwerpen Spontaneous vegetable fermentations, with their rich flavors and potential health benefits, are regaining popularity among chefs and the general public. Famous Michelin star chefs, such as Belgium’s Kobe Desramaults, have implemented fermented vegetables in their recipes and offer fermented vegetable juices as non-alcoholic alternatives to wine. Serendipity was surely […]
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Mary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics Bruno Pot PhD, Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium See here for ISAPP letter to the Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology editor regarding this paper. See […]
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International Dairy Summit 2018 in Daejeon in South Korea
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Prof. Seppo Salminen PhD, University of Turku, Finland The International Dairy Federation (IDF) convenes annual meetings that bring together scientists and industry professionals to discuss issues foremost to the production of safe and nutritious dairy products globally. Since probiotics find a home in so many dairy foods worldwide, ISAPP and IDF have some overlapping […]
Minimum criteria for probiotics: ISAPP perspectives
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Mary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP During its 2018 annual meeting (June 5-7), ISAPP convened a group of 30 participants from 13 countries to address issues associated with global harmonization of regulations for probiotics and prebiotics. This topic was of interest due to the broad international presence at this meeting, ISAPP’s first […]
Forthcoming changes in Lactobacillus taxonomy
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersMary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP I was privileged to be included in a small meeting of scientists, both academic and industry, who met last week in Verona to discuss changes in Lactobacillus taxonomy. The first objectives of the meeting were to clarify with industry the need for the proposed changes and to […]
ISAPP Releases New Infographic – Probiotic Checklist: Making a Smart Selection
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersNot all products labelled “probiotic” are true probiotics. ISAPP just released a new infographic focused on helping consumers make smart selections when examining probiotic products. The infographic addresses identifying products backed by science, effective dosing, and more. See and download the full infographic here. See all ISAPP infographics here.
Probiotics and D-lactic acid acidosis in children
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersProf. Hania Szajewska PhD, The Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Paediatrics, Poland and Prof. Seppo Salminen PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, Finland See related post ‘Brain Fogginess’ and D-Lactic Acidosis: Probiotics Are Not the Cause In their recent study, Rao and colleagues1 incriminated probiotics in the induction of D-lactic acidosis […]
FDA/NIH Public Workshop on Science and Regulation of Live Microbiome-based Products: No Headway on Regulatory Issues
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersSeptember 20, 2018 By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP On September 16, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) collaborated on the organization of a public workshop on “Science and Regulation of Live Microbiome-based Products Used […]
ISAPP-initiated systematic review and meta-analysis shows the association of probiotic consumption with reduced antibiotic prescriptions
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog, News /by Mary Ellen SandersAt the ISAPP meeting in Turku, Finland in 2016, scientists convened a working group led by Dan Merenstein of Georgetown University (USA) along with Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop of University of Utrecht (the Netherlands) and Danone Research. In their discussions, the group identified a gap in the literature: a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials to determine […]
Clinical evidence and not microbiota outcomes drive value of probiotics
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersBy ISAPP Board of Directors, plus Prof. Francisco Guarner and Dr. Bruno Pot September 10, 2018 Two recent papers have generated much adverse publicity for the probiotic field. Headlines driven by sensationalism, not data, claim “Probiotics labelled ‘quite useless’” (BBC) and “Probiotics ‘not as beneficial for gut health as previously thought’” (The Guardian). The quotes […]
Role of citizen science in research on fermented foods
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Prof. Sarah Lebeer, Universiteit Antwerpen Spontaneous vegetable fermentations, with their rich flavors and potential health benefits, are regaining popularity among chefs and the general public. Famous Michelin star chefs, such as Belgium’s Kobe Desramaults, have implemented fermented vegetables in their recipes and offer fermented vegetable juices as non-alcoholic alternatives to wine. Serendipity was surely […]
‘Brain fogginess’ and D-lactic acidosis: probiotics are not the cause
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersMary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics Bruno Pot PhD, Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium See here for ISAPP letter to the Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology editor regarding this paper. See […]