益生菌在食品中应用及健康声称管理现状和分析

Regulation status and analysis of probiotics in food application and their health claims

近年来,随着食品产业发展和相关研究的进展,益生菌在食品中得到了更广泛的应用,其在食品标签和广告中的健康声称对消费者认知和选择有着非常重要的影响。本文整理和分析了国际组织以及中国、欧盟、美国、加拿大、日本等国家或地区对于益生菌的定义及其健康声称管理情况,比较和探讨了益生菌的定义和健康声称应用的食品种类、使用要求及管理方式等方面的异同,研究其中可以为我国食品中益生菌的应用和管理所借鉴和参考的内容,为提高我国益生菌相关食品的管理水平,促进益生菌及食品产业的发展提供参考。

With the development of the food industry and the progress of related research in recent years,the application of"probiotics"in food products and its health claim in label and advertisement which have a very important influence on consumers’cognition and choices becomes a continuous concern by both industries and administration department.This article summarizes and analyzes the definition of probiotics and the management of related health claims in international organizations and countries or regions such as China,the European Union,the United States,Canada and Japan.The similarities and differences of the use of"probiotics"concept and its health claims in various food types,relevant requirements and management frameworks which can be used for the management modification of probiotics food in China were studied and discussed.The aim of this article is to provide reference for improving the management and promoting the industry development of probiotics in China.