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Evaluation of deficiencies in labeling of commercial probiotics.

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Labels of 44 human or veterinary probiotics were scrutinized. Organisms were improperly identified in 9/21 (43%) human and 8/23 (35%) veterinary products. Contents of 5/20 (25%) human and 3/17 (18%) veterinary products were misspelled. In only 9 human and 2 veterinary products were the contents adequately identified.

Source: PubMed Central

Author: J Scott Weese

Institutions: Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

Language: English

Topic: Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2145405889

FWCI: 1.582

Cites: 11

Cited by: 76

Related to: 10