Morinaga Receives No Objection Letter From FDA Regarding GRAS Status Of Proprietary Probiotic Strain, Bifidobacterium Longum BB536

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), the second-largest dairy company in Japan, today announced it has received a no objection letter from FDA in response to its GRAS notification for the proprietary probiotic strain Bifidobacterium longum BB536. The official FDA affirmation that the ingredient is GRAS paves the way for the highly researched probiotic to be included in functional foods…

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on March 14th, 2010