Editorial: Authenticity of Probiotic Foods and Dietary Supplements
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EDITORIAL article Front. Microbiol., 29 November 2021Sec. Food Microbiology Volume 12 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.789049
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Global assessments report label-claim discrepancies in over 40% of commercial probiotics.
“These findings align with global assessments, which report label-claim discrepancies in over 40% of commercial probiotics.24,25”
From Safety and efficacy concerns in Indian probiotics: Insights from whole-genome sequencing and <i>in vitro</i> assessment (2026) · cites this paper as [24]
The editorial reports that several studies found discrepancies between commercial probiotic products and their labels, including viable-cell counts and microorganism identity. It does not report a global assessment finding discrepancies in over 40% of products; searches for that figure found no supporting passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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“24,25 A recurring issue across multiple products was the discrepancy between labeled and actual contents, as revealed by MALDI-TOF-based identification and genomic sequencing.”
- Authors
- Fusco, V., Fanelli, F., & de Souza, E. L.
- Affiliations
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Fusco, Vincenzina
- Venue
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2021-11-29
- Volume
- 12
- Pages
- 789049-789049
- ISSN
- 1664-302X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8667336
- OpenAlex
- W3214933520
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Frontiers in Microbiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Keywords
- probiotic foods, dietary supplements, authenticity, food adulteration, probiotic quality control
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