1) Malaysia proposes updating permitted probiotic cultures by adding the globally accepted name L. paracasei Shirota / Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Shirota after L. casei Shirota. 2) A new strain, Lactobacillus plantarum 299v / Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v, will be added to the permitted list. 3) Stakeholders can comment until Dec 5, 2025; amendments take effect six months after official publication.
On October 6, 2025, Malaysia's Ministry of Health (MOH) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of proposed amendments to its Food Regulations 1985. The proposal aims to update the list of permitted probiotic cultures in the Twelfth A Schedule to align with recent scientific taxonomic changes and include a new strain.
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