Public health issues arising from microbiological and labelling quality of foods and supplements containing probiotic microorganisms

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-229

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a   Shah, S ^a   Winkler, J T ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Food Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional foods; Labelling; Probiotics; Supplements; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0033044663     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000282     Document Type: Article

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