28 May 2019 --- As technology improves and becomes less expensive, and while insights into human health increase, our capacity for producing effective functional foods strengthens. Companies are especially innovating in the functional foods space using this information, and are only beginning to scratch the surface. The introduction of bioengineering into this space fits perfectly, according to Zack Abbott, Ph.D., a Microbiologist from the University of Michigan. As the co-founder of ZBiotics, Abbott claims to have created the world’s first genetically engineered probiotic designed to eliminate an unwanted byproduct of responsible alcohol consumption; also known as ZB183 and the main ingredient in the company’s first product. Despite the GMO-free rise in many markets, including the US, the innovator is keen to show the advantages that this technology can bring. “We absolutely will prominently label it as a GMO, because we are very proud of the fact that it is genetically engineered,” he tells NutritionInsight in a detailed interview.
