1. Introduction:

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2. About the Probiotic Reference Guide:

The Probiotic Reference Guide was developed in February 2020. The Probiotic Reference Guide is an informational resource designed to provide healthcare professionals with information related to probiotic products, as well as the published evidence available for each product. It aims to efficiently assist healthcare professionals in providing relevant and evidence-based recommendations on probiotics to the public and to consumers.

Information provided by this Guide is extracted from peer-reviewed, published literature and other publicly available sources. Every effort has been made to ensure that this Guide contains information which is accurate and up-to-date, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Additionally, the probiotics information contained herein may also be time sensitive. The user can approach the information provided by this Guide from various different perspectives. We are not responsible for the misinterpretation of information by the user in any way.

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Products, clinical study references and other content provided in the Probiotic Reference Guide are for informational and educational purposes only. It is not a basis for therapeutic decisions, nor a substitute for professional judgement.

Users should use their professional judgment in utilising the information provided. The presence of published clinical evidence for a given probiotic or probiotic combination does not indicate that a product containing the same probiotic or probiotic combination is safe, effective or appropriate for any given patient. Likewise, the absence of published clinical evidence for a given probiotic or probiotic combination does not indicate that a product containing the same probiotic or probiotic combination is unsafe or ineffective for any given patient.

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