A joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health
Organization (FAO/WHO) Expert Consultation on Health and Nutritional Properties of
Powder Milk with Live Lactic Acid Bacteria was held in the Amerian Cordoba Park
Hotel, Cordoba, Argentina from 1 to 4 October 2001. The Consultation, which was the
first meeting of this group, focused on the evaluation of the scientific evidence available
on the properties, functionality, benefits, safety, and nutritional features of probiotic
foods. A total of 11 experts from 10 countries participated in the Consultation. The
complete list of participants is given in Annex 1.