An Analysis of the Existing Regulatory Framework and Recommendations for Alternative Frameworks
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore is studying federal regulation of probiotics under a grant from NIH’s Human Microbiome Project (HMP). A portion of HMP funds were set aside to study the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (often referred to as the ELSI issues) of the Project’s scientific goals. The probiotics project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty members from the University of Maryland Schools of Law, Pharmacy and Medicine.
This site is chock-full of info on probiotics policy, regulations, and science. Really good stuff.
