All bacteria used in the Greenspeed Probio products are natural probiotics, also used in food industry as dietary supplements. As such, these probiotics are food grade (meaning allowed for human consumption). The wide range of probiotic bacteria used, Bacillus species, are classified and recognized as probiotic food supplements. This classification is officially done by two institutions:
1. ATCC (American Type Culture Collection)
All bacteria that were ever discovered are listed in the official international collection of bacteria. This collection is called the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and maintains samples of all bacteria, together with all of the scientific data available about them. www.atcc.org - for all information. ATCC classifies every existing micro-organism in a biosafety level, level 1 being safe microorganisms and level 4 being very contagious pathogens. This biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/index.htm
All the probiotics used in the Greenspeed products classify under Biosafety level 1 and as such, are safe.
2. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
The second part of the safety classification is done by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) who publish a list of micro-organisms that are allowed for human consumption. This list is called the QPS list (Qualified Presumption of Safety) and can be found via this link: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/qps All probiotic bacteria used in the Greenspeed products are on the QPS list and are as such, safe for human consumption.
Conslusion: All probiotics in the Greenspeed products are of natural origin and not GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms). They are classified in Biosafety Level 1 (ATCC) and are on the QPS list (EFSA). These official classifications guarantee that Greenspeed uses only 100% safe probiotics.
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