Based on our recent studies (Soukoulis and Fisk, unpublisheddata) single probiotic strain edible films comprised of selected
biopolymers including proteins, polysaccharides and prebiotics provide a good substrate for the retention of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, for at least 10 days, under room temperature storage conditions. Edible films therefore seem a very promising route for the delivery of probiotics in food systems where probiotics cannot be incorporated following the conventional approach of direct inoculation. In the present work we demonstrate for the first time the application of probiotic edible films on a staple bakery system i.e. pan bread. Two edible films were applied on the crust of prebaked
bread and formed using rapid convective drying (60 C and