Categories for IPA Europe Updates

In providing comments to the Biotech Act II Consultation, the association focuses on the recognition of beneficial microorganisms and probiotics as a mature, strategic segment of European biomanufacturing that delivers value across food, health, and sustainability, but remains constrained by regulatory fragmentation. The submission highlights : The strategic role of probiotics and fermentation within the ...

The new platform “Probiotic Value Insights” brings together scientific evidence, socio-economic data and educational resources to explore the role of probiotics across key health areas in Europe: gut health, immune function, women’s health, and mental well-being, among others. From economic sustainability to productivity and quality of life, the data opens new perspectives on the relationship ...

IPA Europe, representing the European probiotic industry and PRI, the Pharmabiotic Research Institute, have submitted a joint position paper to the European Commission and to the Substances of Human Origin Coordination Board (SCB), clarifying the status of isolated microbial strains and providing technical elements to maintain them outside the scope of the Substances of Human ...

In 2025, the International Probiotics Association (IPA) reached an important inflection point in its evolution as the global voice of biotics. The year reflected both the growing complexity of the sector and the increasing expectations placed on IPA to lead through scientific integrity, regulatory alignment, and the development of credible global standards. During the same ...

IPA Europe adhere to the coalition of  40+ European, national and regional industry organisations, for a far‑sighted  𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗜 dedicated to biomanufacturing.  Whay this matter:  Biomanufacturing initiatives are underway in global regions including the US, India and China. China has set ambitious targets for food and nutrition . For EU Competitiveness: Europe remains ...

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) 2025/40/EC sets out a unified EU framework to reduce the environmental footprint of packaging.It applies to all packaging — from business-to-business (B2B) to business-to-consumer (B2C) — and introduces ambitious goals on recyclability, waste reduction, and material efficiency. The regulation may have specific relevance for probiotic food and food supplements, which ...

Fermentation has been part of human innovation for centuries — from making bread, cheese, and beer, to producing probiotics food, for medicines and biofuels. But as science and technology evolve, it’s important to update how we talk about this essential process. That’s why IPA Europe, together with eight other European associations, has developed joint definitions ...