Three leading probiotic and yogurt culture associations are joining forces to create a single representative platform across Europe.
The International Probiotics Association Europe (IPA Europe) will combine the expertise of the International Probiotics Association (IPA), Global Alliance for Probiotics (GAP) and Yoghurt Live Fermented Milks Association (YLFA), which already work together in North America.
It will “reinforce IPA as the global voice of probiotics and is a natural evolution from an increasingly successful collaboration between these associations, which together represent about 60 companies,” IPA said. It also claimed that the introduction of a new European commission and parliament raised the need for “a single voice to improve the business environment” for the European probiotics industry.
George Paraskevakos, president of IPA, said: “IPA, GAP and YLFA are three of the few associations with probiotics as its core focus; combining their strengths will result in a stronger and wider outreach in Europe.”
“The first objective of IPA Europe will be to re-engage and enhance the dialogue with the EU authorities, and one of its key priorities will be to push forward the open discussion on the regulatory process for probiotics in Europe,” IPA added.
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