May 12, 2011

The much anticipated review of probiotic safety, conducted by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Advancing Excellence in Health Care, and jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center […]

April 29, 2011

Notice of registration deadline for FASEB Summer Research Conference “Probiotics, Intestinal Microbiota and the Host: Physiological and Clinical Implications”, Carefree Resort, Carefree, Arizona, USA. The conference will be held July 24-29, 2011. Early registration deadline is June 1, 2011.

April 29, 2011

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a final technical report from a stakeholders’ meeting December 2, 2010 meeting in Amsterdam. Titled “Outcome of a public consultation on the Draft Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (NDA) on a guidance on the scientific requirements for health claims related to gut […]

April 1, 2011

ISAPP Past-President Gregor Reid was honored by Massey University with their Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. While in New Zealand accepting this award, Dr. Reid also was interviewed about probiotics for a radio show. This is a great discussion of basic probiotic information.

March 18, 2011

Open letter to ISAPP membership from President, Glenn Gibson. ISAPP’s 10th anniversary approaches and Glenn discusses vision for ISAPP’s next 10 years.

March 1, 2011

New Video from Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) examining probiotics launched today. “Germs with a Positive Attitude” features ISAPP Board members, Drs. Todd Klaenhammer and Mary Ellen Sanders. Press release. YouTube video link. CAST.

March 1, 2011

The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) will be hosting a presentation by Dr. Justin Sonnenburg of Stanford University on March 9, 2011 at 11:00 am EST titled “Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Small Molecules: Manipulating Host Biology Via the Intestinal Microbiota.” To connect to the seminar via webinar, contact Cindy Lentino at ODS: lentinoc@nullod.nih.gov.

March 1, 2011

The International Probiotics Association is hosting a free access webinar series “Pre & Probiotics 2011” 8:00 am New York time, March 29, 2011.

February 25, 2011

Probiotics European Scientific League (PESL) proposes independent logo to differentiate probiotic supplements that meet quality standards. The PESL will conduct testing and certification of products. Interview with Dr Jean-Pol Warzée, the general secretary and executive director of PESL, and Professor Bruno Pot, Pasteur Institute in Lille, France.

January 24, 2011

“Microwarriors. The Power of Probiotics.” The trailer for this recently launched documentary on probiotics is available on YouTube. www.microwarriorsmovie.com