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GENERAL: BLT: Health Canada- Approvals for BLIS K12(R) Probiotic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLIS Technologies and Stratum Nutrition Announce Health Canada
Approvals for BLIS K12(R) Probiotic
July 30, 2015 (Dunedin, NZ and St. Charles, MO) BLIS Technologies and Stratum
Nutrition announce new regulatory approvals from Health Canada for use of
BLIS K12(R) probiotic in supplement products.
Working in partnership, Stratum and BLIS have recently gained Health Canada
approval that will allow Canadian manufacturers and marketers to make
substantial and specific label claims on their products which contain the
BLIS K12 ingredient.
Barry Richardson, CEO of BLIS Technologies, said their strategy of focusing
on getting through regulatory approvals is a means of opening up markets.
"As arduous as the process is, each successful regulatory approval prepares
the ground for the sales and marketing effort that follows."
After reviewing supporting science and safety publications, Health Canada has
approved products containing BLIS K12 to bear claim language such as, the
product "promotes oral health [through the re-colonisation of the oral
cavity]", that it is an "oral probiotic for re-colonisation of the oral
cavity after antibiotic treatment", that "following oral antimicrobial
rinsing Streptococcus salivarius K12 supplementation helps reduce volatile
sulfur compound levels (halitosis)", and that it "can help reduce the
incidence of
Streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis (sore throats caused by pathogenic
xvariants belonging to the Streptococcus genus)".
Kevin J. Ruff, Ph.D., MBA CCRP, Stratum's Director of Scientific & Regulatory
Affairs said, "Stratum was pleased to be able to use our regulatory expertise
in North America to open up the Canadian market for BLIS K12 and we expect
the strong efficacy claims that were approved to really resonate with
Canadian consumers."
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About Us
BLIS Technologies is the manufacturer of oral probiotic products based on the
natural human mouth bacterium Streptococcus salivarius. Stratum Nutrition is
the exclusive North American distributor of BLIS probiotic products including
BLIS K12 and BLIS M18. BLIS K12(R) is a probiotic member of the bacterial
species Streptococcus salivarius developed in Dunedin, New Zealand for the
support of oral health.
For further comment contact:
Barry Richardson
021 664 742
For media assistance contact:
Heather Thompson 314
223 7230
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