FAO technical meeting on prebiotics

Maya Pineiro, Nils-Georg Asp, Gregor Reid, Sandra Macfarlane, Lorenzo Morelli, Oscar Brunser, Kieran Tuohy

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Abstract

Recognizing the possible beneficial effect of prebiotics in food, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened a Technical meeting to start work on the evaluation of the functional and health properties of prebiotics. A group of international experts agreed on guidelines, recommended criteria, and methodology for conducting a systematic approach for the evaluation of prebiotics leading to its safe use in food. It was recommended that a full expert consultation be convened under the auspices of FAO. This work provides governments, industry, and consumers with scientific advice in relation to functional and health aspects of prebiotics and general guidance for the assessment of prebiotics in relation to their nutritional properties or safety. These guidelines may also be used by Member Countries and Codex Alimentarius to identify and define what data need to be available to accurately substantiate health and nutrition claims.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S156-S159
JournalJournal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume42
Issue number8
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Applied Nutrition and Food Chemistry (011001300)

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Free keywords

  • evaluation
  • guidelines
  • prebiotics

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