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Category Food

INFANT FORMULA WITH “PROBIOTICS”

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Infant formula and follow-on formula containing “probiotics” are said to have positive effects on infant health.

Manufacturers claim that the added bacterial strains help to reduce gastrointestinal infections, for example. The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment has reassessed the effects of such products. The available data indicate neither health benefits nor adverse effects. In studies, healthy infants fed “probiotic” formula products did not experience diarrhoea any less frequently than those given conventional infant formula. The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment recommends further studies.

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