strain I have never heard of

[Guest guest]

A practitioner has advised me to give my son lactobacillus sporogenes, as it

competes with D-Lactic Acid and is only a " temporary resident " of the GI tract

(leaves within 7 days of halting the supplement).

I am assuming this is still illegal, but I'd like to know if this particular

strain has ever been discussed. I searched the SCD sites and found nothing.

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

According to the link below, the product is marketed using deceptive

tactics to obtain FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status.

That is reason enough to avoid its use.

Refer to the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_coagulans

Be sure to read the Sources section listed at the bottom of the link.

The following excerpt is extracted from the above link:

" Bacillus coagulans is often listed as Lactobacillus sporogenes on

probiotic or health products pages, but this is a phantasy name. The

bacterium used in these products is not a lactic acid bacterium, as

Bacillus species do not belong to the lactic acid bacteria.

It is marketed as a Lactobacillus species by producers, most likely

to avoid testing procedures. The FDA has granted Lactobacillus

species the GRAS status, but Bacillus species do not have this

status. By using the old name (the bacterium was renamed in

1936/7 !), the producer avoids the FDA regulations. (see source 3

below)

Technically and scientifically, the Lactobacillus sporogenes thus

does not exist and products should be labelled as Bacillus coagulans.

Source 1 gives a detailed description and situation in EU law

regarding this issue.

There is very little information available on the use of this

bacterium as a probiotic, most information provided by the producers

deals with studies done with other bacteria.

It is also designated as a 'sporeforming lactic acid bacterium'. The

name is intended to sound like a real species. However, no such

species actually exists, and thus there are no health promoting

effects. By definition, lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus,

Bifidobacterium) do not form spores. "

- Sally G.

>

> A practitioner has advised me to give my son lactobacillus

sporogenes, as it competes with D-Lactic Acid and is only

a " temporary resident " of the GI tract (leaves within 7 days of

halting the supplement).

>

> I am assuming this is still illegal, but I'd like to know if this

particular strain has ever been discussed. I searched the SCD sites

and found nothing.

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

According to the link below, the product is marketed using deceptive

tactics to obtain FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status.

That is reason enough to avoid its use.

Refer to the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_coagulans

Be sure to read the Sources section listed at the bottom of the link.

The following excerpt is extracted from the above link:

" Bacillus coagulans is often listed as Lactobacillus sporogenes on

probiotic or health products pages, but this is a phantasy name. The

bacterium used in these products is not a lactic acid bacterium, as

Bacillus species do not belong to the lactic acid bacteria.

It is marketed as a Lactobacillus species by producers, most likely

to avoid testing procedures. The FDA has granted Lactobacillus

species the GRAS status, but Bacillus species do not have this

status. By using the old name (the bacterium was renamed in

1936/7 !), the producer avoids the FDA regulations. (see source 3

below)

Technically and scientifically, the Lactobacillus sporogenes thus

does not exist and products should be labelled as Bacillus coagulans.

Source 1 gives a detailed description and situation in EU law

regarding this issue.

There is very little information available on the use of this

bacterium as a probiotic, most information provided by the producers

deals with studies done with other bacteria.

It is also designated as a 'sporeforming lactic acid bacterium'. The

name is intended to sound like a real species. However, no such

species actually exists, and thus there are no health promoting

effects. By definition, lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus,

Bifidobacterium) do not form spores. "

- Sally G.

>

> A practitioner has advised me to give my son lactobacillus

sporogenes, as it competes with D-Lactic Acid and is only

a " temporary resident " of the GI tract (leaves within 7 days of

halting the supplement).

>

> I am assuming this is still illegal, but I'd like to know if this

particular strain has ever been discussed. I searched the SCD sites

and found nothing.

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for digging this info up for me!

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newautismdiet wrote:

Hi ,

According to the link below, the product is marketed using deceptive

tactics to obtain FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status.

That is reason enough to avoid its use.

Refer to the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_coagulans

Be sure to read the Sources section listed at the bottom of the link.

The following excerpt is extracted from the above link:

" Bacillus coagulans is often listed as Lactobacillus sporogenes on

probiotic or health products pages, but this is a phantasy name. The

bacterium used in these products is not a lactic acid bacterium, as

Bacillus species do not belong to the lactic acid bacteria.

It is marketed as a Lactobacillus species by producers, most likely

to avoid testing procedures. The FDA has granted Lactobacillus

species the GRAS status, but Bacillus species do not have this

status. By using the old name (the bacterium was renamed in

1936/7 !), the producer avoids the FDA regulations. (see source 3

below)

Technically and scientifically, the Lactobacillus sporogenes thus

does not exist and products should be labelled as Bacillus coagulans.

Source 1 gives a detailed description and situation in EU law

regarding this issue.

There is very little information available on the use of this

bacterium as a probiotic, most information provided by the producers

deals with studies done with other bacteria.

It is also designated as a 'sporeforming lactic acid bacterium'. The

name is intended to sound like a real species. However, no such

species actually exists, and thus there are no health promoting

effects. By definition, lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus,

Bifidobacterium) do not form spores. "

- Sally G.

>

> A practitioner has advised me to give my son lactobacillus

sporogenes, as it competes with D-Lactic Acid and is only

a " temporary resident " of the GI tract (leaves within 7 days of

halting the supplement).

>

> I am assuming this is still illegal, but I'd like to know if this

particular strain has ever been discussed. I searched the SCD sites

and found nothing.

>

> -

>

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