
‘Probiotic’ on food labels in Europe: Spain adopts a pioneering initiative
By Silvia Bañares, PhD in commercial law, attorney Barcelona…

ISAPP collaborates with NEC Society to help parents understand the role of probiotics in reducing the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis
By Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer
To…

Update on harmonized guidelines for probiotics being developed by the Codex Alimentarius
By Prof. Gabriel Vinderola, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology…

Locally produced probiotic yogurt for better nutrition and health in Uganda
By Prof. Seppo Salminen, Director of Functional Foods Forum,…

ISAPP board member Prof. Colin Hill receives Career Achievement Research Award from University College Cork
This month, ISAPP board member and former president Professor…

New Spanish-language e-book about fermented foods now available for download
By Dr. Gabriel Vinderola, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology…

Opportunity for research grants to help understand evidence linking live dietary microbes and health
For thousands of years, cultures across the globe have been consuming…

Precision approaches to microbiota modulation: Using specific fiber structures to direct the gut microbial ecosystem for better health
By now, hundreds of scientific articles show the differences…

New publication co-authored by ISAPP board members gives an overview of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics in infant formula
For meeting the nutritional needs of infants and supporting early…

New Probiotic and Prebiotic Society Among Ibero-American Countries
By Prof. Gabriel Vinderola PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology…

Hear from ISAPP board members in webinar covering probiotic and prebiotic mechanisms of action
This webinar is now complete -- see the recorded version here.
New…

New publication addresses the question: Which bacteria truly qualify as probiotics?
Although the international scientific consensus definition of…

Early career researchers discuss the future of probiotics and prebiotics in the first ISAPP-SFA paper
By Irina Spacova, ISAPP-SFA 2019 President and postdoctoral fellow…

ISAPP’s popular educational videos now feature subtitles in multiple languages
ISAPP’s series of six English-language videos are a useful…

ISAPP welcomes three new board members
By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer
ISAPP…

ISAPP partners with British Nutrition Foundation for fermented foods webinar
Did you miss the live webinar? Access the archived version here.…

New publication gives a rundown on probiotics for primary care physicians
With an increasing number of patients becoming aware of the human…

How some probiotic scientists are working to address COVID-19
By ISAPP board of directors
With the global spread of COVID-19,…