Probiotic labeling needs tightening | Packaging World

Probiotic labeling needs tightening

The growing popularity in Europe of dairy and other beverages labeled probiotic have led to calls for tighter regulation of the claim.

Some in the European dairy and beverage industry warn that some products are falsely labeled. To be labeled probiotic, they say, a product should have scientific proof for its claims and must meet the health claims criteria of the individual EU country. The unified EU health claims system now under development should help.

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