Comparing technology and regulatory landscape of probiotics as food, dietary supplements and live biotherapeutics.

ABSTRACT: Application of beneficial microorganisms as probiotics targets a broad range of intended uses, from maintaining health and supporting normal bodily functions to curing and preventing diseases. Currently, three main regulatory fields of probiotic products can be defined depending on their intended use: the more similar probiotic foods and probiotic dietary supplements, and live biotherapeutic products. However, it is not always straightforward to classify a probiotic product into one of these categories. The regulatory nuances of developing, manufacturing, investigating and applying each category of probiotic products are not universal, and not always apparent to those unfamiliar with the various global probiotic regulatory guidelines. Various global markets can be significantly different r

SUBMITTER: Spacova I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770255 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature