30 Jun 2020 --- The nutrition industry is fighting back against allegations that probiotics lack industry regulation and sport insufficient scientific consensus over their health benefits. The Natural Products Association (NPA) has hit back against American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) guidelines that make no to few recommendations for probiotic use to manage gastrointestinal disorders. Meanwhile, in response to a “60 Minutes” television segment on probiotics titled “Do Probiotics Actually Do Anything?” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) asserts that the reporting “pitted one scientist’s view against another’s and left viewers confused about the category.”
