Weight of evidence needed to substantiate a health effect for probiotics and prebiotics: Regulatory considerations in Canada, E.U., and U.S.

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 303-310

  Sanders, Mary Ellen ^a   Tompkins, Thomas ^b   Heimbach, James T ^c   Kolida, Sofia ^d  

^a DAIRY AND FOOD CULTURE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Institut Rosell   (Canada)

^c JHeimbach LLC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health claims; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Regulatory

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CANADA; CONSUMER; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MARKET; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROBIOTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23044483146     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-004-0527-6     Document Type: Review

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