First health claim in sight for vitamin B12 probiotic

摘要

The first probiotic to gain a health claim from the EU has moved a step nearer, after a Dutch firm claimed it had managed to modify bacteria to produce substantial amounts of vitamin B12. An upgraded strain of Propionibacterium freudenreichii W200has been produced that now contains adequate amounts of vitamin B12 to make a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approved health claim, Winclove Probiotics said.