The mission of ISAPP is to advance scientific excellence in probiotics and prebiotics. ISAPP is an independent, science-based voice for the probiotic and prebiotic fields. The newly released short summary details ISAPP’s accomplishments in 2018 based around the core value of Stewardship, Advancing the Science, and Education. See here for the summary, also featuring ISAPP’s recent publications. […]
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Dra. María Pía Taranto, CERELA-CONICET, Argentina and Prof. Seppo Salminen PhD, University of Turku, Finland It is widely accepted that technologies play a central role in the processes of social change. The Argentinian experience has documented that yogurt can be a promising tool for promoting social development. The program is called “Scholar Yogurito, the social […]
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Dr. Karen Scott, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland The food we eat feeds our microbes, gives us energy and nutrition, and keeps us healthy. The choices we make about our food clearly affects our health, but also has a huge effect on the world around us. We need to make more effort to […]
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By Prof. Gregor Reid, University of Western Ontario It started with an idea for a mini symposium as an add-on to the PhD defence of Jessica Younes in 2015. It would be an event that focused on the impact of microbes on women’s health. It had never been done before. Held in Artis, the Amsterdam […]
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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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ISAPP Releases a Mission-Based Summary of 2018 Activities
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersThe mission of ISAPP is to advance scientific excellence in probiotics and prebiotics. ISAPP is an independent, science-based voice for the probiotic and prebiotic fields. The newly released short summary details ISAPP’s accomplishments in 2018 based around the core value of Stewardship, Advancing the Science, and Education. See here for the summary, also featuring ISAPP’s recent publications. […]
YOGURITO –the Argentinian social program with a special yogurt
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersDra. María Pía Taranto, CERELA-CONICET, Argentina and Prof. Seppo Salminen PhD, University of Turku, Finland It is widely accepted that technologies play a central role in the processes of social change. The Argentinian experience has documented that yogurt can be a promising tool for promoting social development. The program is called “Scholar Yogurito, the social […]
Where does our food come from – why should we care?
/in Consumer Blog, featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersDr. Karen Scott, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland The food we eat feeds our microbes, gives us energy and nutrition, and keeps us healthy. The choices we make about our food clearly affects our health, but also has a huge effect on the world around us. We need to make more effort to […]
Conference Focusing on the Microbiome in Women
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Prof. Gregor Reid, University of Western Ontario It started with an idea for a mini symposium as an add-on to the PhD defence of Jessica Younes in 2015. It would be an event that focused on the impact of microbes on women’s health. It had never been done before. Held in Artis, the Amsterdam […]
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 […]