October 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.

October 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 […]

October 2, 2009

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently rejected several efficacy claims for probiotics. ISAPP responds.

October 2, 2009

Systematic review of probiotic safety commissioned by several US agencies. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) are co-sponsoring a systematic review of probiotic safety, Safety of Probiotics Used to Reduce Risk and Prevent or Treat Disease. Agency for Healthcare […]

October 1, 2009

Dr. Gregor Reid, ISAPP President, Director of the Canadian Research & Development Centre for Probiotics, and Assistant Director at Lawson Health Research Institute was inducted to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) in recognition of achievement in academic health sciences in Canada. Announcement.

September 15, 2009

No link between probiotics and obesity: ISAPP responds to Nature Reviews Microbiology letter by Raoult.

August 24, 2009

A new journal, Functional Foods Reviews, publishes an open-access, probiotic review. Sanders (Probiotic definition).

August 5, 2009

The American Academy of Physicians Assistants launched a webcast from a symposium “The Health Benefits of Probiotics” that was presented at their annual meeting in May 2009. Webcast.

July 13, 2009

Canadian Microbiome Initiative. The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity is pleased to announce the launch of the Emerging Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative (CMI). This initiative will provide an opportunity for multidisciplinary teams of Canadian researchers to analyze and characterize the microbes that colonize the human body.

May 26, 2009

ISAPP Board of Directors member, Dr. Todd Klaenhammer, received the University of North Carolina Board of Governors’ highest faculty honor on May 8. The Board of Governors of the multi-campus University of North Carolina honored Dr. Klaenhammer with the O. Max Gardner Award, which since 1949 honors faculty who have “made the greatest contributions to […]