The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP), immediately reacted to the recent papers by Zmora, et al and Suez, et al, with scientific arguments to counter the inaccurate information on probiotics: Hundreds of human trials have demonstrated clinical benefits of probiotics and several evidence-based recommendations have been issued by medical organizations. This irresponsible ...
It is regrettable that, although the authors themselves state that the microbiota is influenced by very many factors and is extremely diverse, their ‘study group” consists of only 8 people, which is too small to be able to reliably evaluate so many parameters or to draw any far-reaching conclusions. Read the Press Release ...
With regard to a publication alleging a link between ‘brain fogginess’ and probiotics use, IPA Europe cautions that scientists and clinical researchers – both academic and from industry – must remain diligent in their assessment and reporting of safety concerns that may arise from probiotics use and in science communication to non-expert audiences. Read ...
Our microbiota has been suggested to contribute to health in many areas including digestive health and immune health. This new, exciting research area focusses primarily around the gut microbiota. Moreover, several medical and scientific organisations have highly recommended, in their evidence-based guidelines, the use of probiotics to ameliorate gastrointestinal symptoms or diseases in children and ...
The Argentinian delegation introduced the Discussion Paper on “Harmonized Probiotic Guidelines for Use in Foods and Dietary Supplements” on 28 November in Berlin. IPA joined the group of National delegations supporting starting new work. Read more ...
In a recent ISAPP blog, scientists explored the concept of ‘resilience’ in the context of human physiology, i.e. the ability to remain healthy even when exposed to a stress, or to recover from a stress faster, and concluded that the recent recognition by EFSA that maintenance of homeostasis is a valid measure of health provides ...
The systematic review, which was authored by an international group of ten scientists, reviewed studies that administered Lactobacillus or Bifidobacterium to healthy people to determine the impact of probiotics on incidence or duration of common infectious diseases. In all studies that also tracked antibiotic use, the study found that healthy infants and children who consumed ...
According to Euromonitor data, the global probiotics market is growing rapidly, especially via dairy products and dietary supplements. However, this does not seem to be the case in the European Union (EU), where the interpretation of the European Commission restricts the possibility to inform consumers and stifles both market growth and research and innovation in ...
IPA activity took place at the 2017 session of the Codex committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU), which was attended by Government representatives, observers and experts from 66 Member States and 41 international organizations, in Berlin from 4 to 8 December 2017. Read more ...
IPA Europe contends that the development of scientifically-based criteria is prerequisite to qualifying a microbial strain as a ‘probiotic’. These criteria are updated as per the latest scientific developments and industry deliberation, to ensure that the probiotic foods industry can consistently create high-quality products that consumers can have confidence in. In developing this voluntary approach, ...