BELGUIM: Probiotic products shown up as fakes
By: just-food.com editorial team | 25 May 2001
The usefulness of "probiotic" food supplements has been called into question this week, as the results of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Ghent in Belgium maintain that the products that claim to aid digestion and maintain health might not even contain the ingredients listed on the label.
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The usefulness of "probiotic" food supplements has been called into question this week, as the results of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Ghent in Belgium maintain that the products that claim to aid digestion and maintain health might not even contain the ingredients listed on the label.
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