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Dairy and Food Culture Technologies, Littleton, CO 80122-2526
Oral consumption of probiotic bacteria has the potential to support the health of American consumers. This paper will discuss the rationale of the probiotic theory, several health targets for probiotic bacteria, probiotic products in the U.S. and, finally, issues pertaining to communication about probiotic products to the consumer.
KEY WORDS: probiotic Lactobacillus Bifidobacterium