How safe is to use BIFIDUS with milk products?

Question

Bifidus is avalable with many dairy products as it is a good souce of good bacteria. How good is it? is there a limit on it. Any abstracts that trail were done or any organisation like CODEX alimentarius has recommended it.

Answer 1

I can't speak for trial testing, but the FDA hasn't found anything objectionable about it. Bifidus has been around for positively ages - about as long as people have been making cheese and yogurt. The organism itself is found naturally in the digestive tract- without it you would not be able to digest milk or milk products. They happen to like lactose, the form of sugar found in milk, which humans are not able to digest after infancy. Thanks to those happy lactose loving little beggers, you can enjoy your milkshakes, cheese, and yogurt without blowing up like a gastric balloon.
I don't believe there are any studies regarding a maximum daily allowance of Bifidus, and I don't believe you have to worry about it. The digestive system cleans itself regularly, and the bacteria in your gut are regularly expelled in the process, the good and the bad all get flushed- pun intended. While you can get too many of the bad bacteria- such as E-coli, I don't believe anyone has had any problems with Bifidus. In medical circles, it is considered to be part of the normal and desireable intestinal flora (bacteria).
Although I do not believe there have been studies specifically to test the safety of this bacteria- I think the centuries long use of it has long proven it's safety as a food additive. Given the number of other additives in our foods that we already know to be hazardous, and even those we have reason to suspect, I think it is safe to say the Bifidus cultures you find in your yogurt are not a concern.