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21303743

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
Probiotics are widely used to prevent and treat several diseases. Many commercial products are available worldwide. However, there is no clear international or local legislation about them and previous studies showed that most of the tested products are not in conformity with international guidelines. The aim of this study was to determine if products available in the USA market in 2009 were correctly labeled in terms of quantity of viable bacteria, identification of species and cross contamination by species not on the label. Disturbingly, we found that only 4 of 13 products (31%) were in accordance with label claims. Our results suggest the need for adequate control of probiotic production as well as periodical screenings by competent organizations to monitor the effect of storage on product quality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1973-9478
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbiological evaluation of commercial probiotic products available in the USA in 2009.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical sciences Luigi sacco, University of Milan, Milan, italy. lorenzo.drago@unimi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article