What strains of bacteria can be used in food?

Rumor:

Probiotics have certain physiological functions, to eat more probiotic-rich processed foods are beneficial to health.

Rumor:

What strains of bacteria can be used in food?

China released the "List of Probiotic Strains That Can Be Used in Health Food" and the "List of Fungal Strains That Can Be Used in Health Food" in 2001, and the list includes Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Bifidobacterium infantis. Bifidobacterium infantis) and 10 other strains.

China also issued the "List of Strains That Can Be Used in Food" and the "List of Strains That Can Be Used in Infant and Young Child Food" in 2010 and 2011, and added to the lists in the form of announcements in the following years.

As of 2019, the list of strains that can be used in food includes 35 species or subspecies, and those that can be used in foods for infants and young children include:

Lactobacillus acidophilus

(Lactobacillus acidophilus) NCFM

Bifidobacterium animalis. Bifidobacterium animalis

(Bifidobacterium animalis) Bb-12

Bifidobacterium lactis

(Bifidobacterium lactis) HN019

9 strains including.

Microbial strains that are not on the list and do not have a history of traditional and safe consumption in China should be declared for approval in accordance with the appropriate regulatory requirements before being used in food.

The detailed list of approvals will now be compiled and released as soon as possible.

Are all edible microorganisms probiotics?

Of course, not all edible microorganisms can be called probiotics. Probiotics are commonly used in our country in foods, dietary supplements, and live bacteria medications and microbial preparations.

In recent years, as the concept of "probiotics" has become more widely used, it has been abused as an advertising gimmick.

The Probiotics and Health Expert*** Knowledge published by the Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health Branch of the Chinese Society of Nutrition on May 29, 2019, defines probiotics as:

Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when ingested in sufficient quantities, produce health benefits for the host.

Microorganisms in fermented foods cannot be directly referred to as probiotics, nor do beneficial bacteria in the gut, fecal grafts, and related products fall under the current concept of probiotics.

Only after the isolation and identification, safety evaluation and functional test, and in line with the concept of probiotics, can be called probiotics.

What are the properties of probiotics?

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Probiotics must be live

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Probiotics must be safe

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Probiotics work in relation to their dose

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Probiotics can be used only if they are isolated, identified, evaluated for safety and tested for functionality. p>4

There must be sufficient evidence to prove that probiotics are beneficial to human beings

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The effect of probiotics is strain-specific

Trends in the development of probiotic regulations

China's "Regulations on the Declaration and Review of Health Foods (Trial)", released in 2001, stipulate that the probiotics should be used in the following areas Health food declaration and review regulations (for trial implementation) (State Food and Drug Administration Note [2005] No. 202) provides that: "probiotic health food refers to the ability to promote the ecological balance of intestinal flora, the human body plays a beneficial role in micro-ecological preparations.

At present, the current probiotic food management regulations and related technical specifications have been implemented for a long time, and some of the regulations and requirements can no longer adapt to the latest progress of probiotic research, nor can they meet the requirements of the development of the probiotic industry.

For example, dead bacteria and their metabolites can be used as categories of probiotic health food, and labeling is not required to indicate the strain number.

Therefore, China needs to combine the international experience, improve the corresponding regulations and technical specifications as soon as possible, further refine the relevant provisions of the standard labeling of strains of bacteria, and update and improve the relevant technical specifications for the evaluation of the efficacy of probiotic health food in a timely manner, so as to guide the enterprises and scientific research institutes to rationalize the development and application of the product.

Consumers should be reasonable and rational in purchasing and using foods that claim to contain probiotics.

The Chinese Nutrition Society's Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health Branch is working on a detailed Probiotics and Health Expert **** Knowledge, which will give specific advice.

Discrediting experts:

Probiotics Probiotics and Health Branch of the Chinese Society of Nutrition

XueSong Xiang Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Chen Xiao National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (NCFSRA)

Reviewing experts:

XueSong Xiang Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).