Application of evidence on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics by food industry: A descriptive study

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mugambi, Mary N ^a   Young, Taryn ^a   Blaauw, Reneé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evidence; Food industry; Infant formula; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYNBIOTICS;

EID: 84932089249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-754     Document Type: Article

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