Probiotics: From Origin to Labeling from a European and Brazilian Perspective

Probiotics and Health Claims

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 75-87

  Ferreira, Célia Lucia ^a   Magalhães, Marcos ^a   Gueimonde, Miguel ^b   Salminen, Seppo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Appropriate identification and nomenclature of microorganisms starting point for assessment of microbial properties; Brazilian government, establishing the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA); Definition of probiotics current definitions, in European Union (EU), and work of International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Europe and the World Health Organization (WHO); Definition, as viability of microorganisms not directly associated with culturability using traditional methods; European Commission, asking European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and Panel on dietetic products, nutrition and allergies for scientific opinions on health claims; Fermented foods, live microorganisms consumed for thousands of years; Health claim documentation, and human intervention studies target population, using food and ingredient in intended dose level; Health claims' development varying results in different countries of the world; Health claims' regulation in force in EU member states for nearly 2 years; Probiotics, from origin to labeling from a European and Brazilian perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876362903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444329384.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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