Soon-to-be released guidelines for contract manufacturing organizations and quality standards from the International Probiotics Association will drive the industry to optimal practice, says IPA's vice president.
DuPont Nutrition & Health continue to add to its Microbiome Venture ranks with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research’s (INRA) metagenomics expertise now on board as a member.
Building on previous studies on the gut-brain axis, PhD candidate Caroline Wallace postulates that probiotics consumption may modulate depression symptoms.
Daily consumption of the multi-strain probiotic product Bio-Kult may improve symptoms in people with diarrhea-predominant IBS, according to data from a double-blind trial of 400 adults.
There are considerable challenges in gathering scientific data to recommend the use of probiotics and prebiotics in a clinical paediatric setting, but the evidence that exists points to their effectiveness in a number of situations.
Researchers in India looked at a strain of bacteria isolated from a fermented leafy grean dish and found that it has anti-inflammatory benefits, in a petri dish at least.
The NutraIngredients Awards, in association with Vitafoods Europe 2018, saw more than 250 industry leaders help 34 finalists in 11 categories celebrate success widespread and innovation across the nutrition and wellness industry. Whether you were with...
Chilean dairy brand Soprole has launched a new probiotic product for children, packaged in a 80 ml Tetra Pak container – the first time such packaging has been used in Chile.
Scientists from the National University of Colombia (UN), Medellin are reporting that white cachamas may offer an interesting source of potential probiotics for aquaculture and beyond.
A new probiotic-based personalized nutrition company, Thryve, has hit the market. We spoke with founder and CEO Richard Lin about how he started the company and what void he wanted to fill in the thriving probiotics category.
uBiome is using big data on the microbiome to help food, cosmetic, and pharma companies make ‘microbiome-aware’ products, said the company’s director of research and development, Dr. Sara Bird.
Chinese researchers linked probiotic supplementation to fewer incidence of flu-like symptoms in new study, building the science backing probiotics’ benefits to the upper respiratory tract.
Microbiome firm A-Mansia have revealed details of a recent €13m first round of venture capital financing that will fund development of a nutritional supplement based on a gut bacterium.
