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Probiotic microorganisms


Probiotic microorganisms - non-pathogenic, non-toxigenic microorganisms entering the human intestine with food, beneficially affecting the human body and normalizing the composition and biological activity of the intestinal microbiota (primarily microorganisms of the genera Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Propionibacterium, Lactococcus)1.

  1. Federal Law No. 88-FZ dated June 12, 2008 "Technical Regulation on Milk and Dairy Products", as amended on June 12, 2008, Article 11, paragraph 3 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2008. No. 24. Item 2801. ↩