Spotlight on the Compositional Quality of Probiotic Formulations Marketed Worldwide.

ABSTRACT: On the worldwide market, a great number of probiotic formulations are available to consumers as drugs, dietary supplements, and functional foods. For exerting their beneficial effects on host health, these preparations should contain a sufficient amount of the indicated living microbes and be pathogen-free to be safe. Therefore, the contained microbial species and their amount until product expiry are required to be accurately reported on the labels. While commercial formulations licensed as drugs are subjected to rigorous quality controls, less stringent regulations are generally applied to preparations categorized as dietary supplements and functional foods. Many reports indicated that the content of several probiotic formulations does not always correspond to the label claims in terms o

SUBMITTER: Mazzantini D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8329331 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature