The report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Evaluation of Health and
Nutritional Properties of Probiotics in Food addressed probiotics in food, and excluded
reference to the term biotherapeutic agents, and beneficial microorganisms not used in
food (http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Probio/probio.htm). The Working Group adopted the
same scope as the Expert Consultation, and specifically excluded genetically modified
organisms (GMOs)