Probiotics are used for both generally healthy consumers and in clinical settings. However,
theoretical and proven adverse events from probiotic consumption exist. New probiotic …

The safety of probiotics is tied to their intended use, which includes consideration of
potential vulnerability of the consumer or patient, dose and duration of consumption, and …

Background & Aims This narrative review provides an overview of the current regulation of
probiotics, with a focus on those used for the dietary management of medical conditions …

Highlights•Novel foods and foods with health claims are often confused.•Regulatory
framework of novel probiotic and prebiotics vary by geographical region.•Special focus is …

The field of probiotics continues to evolve and progress. This paper reviews several
situations within the probiotic field that are of current interest, including review of the scope …

Probiotic bacteria have been associated with various health benefits and included in
overwhelming number of foods. Today, probiotic supplements are consumed with increasing …

Probiotics per definition should have beneficial effects on human health, and their
consumption has tremendously increased in the last decades. In parallel, the amount of …

Each year,> 20 billion doses of probiotics are used by healthy people and by those
diagnosed with a range of medical conditions. Compared to many pharmaceutical agents …

Probiotics have been used safely for years. Safety outcomes are inconsistently reported in
published clinical trials. In 2011, a report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research …

Consumption of commercial probiotics for health improvement and disease treatment has
increased in popularity among the public in recent years. The local shops and pharmacies …