Evaluation of deficiencies in labeling of commercial probiotics.
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.
Weese
J Scott
JS
Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1. jsweese@uoguelph.ca
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000662:veterinary; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000592:standards; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000592:standards*; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control