10.01.08
With a first product launch scheduled for 2009, Nestlé Nutrition, Glendale, CA, has entered an agreement with BioGaia, Stockholm, Sweden, to include the company’s patented probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri in child formula products for the global marketplace. BioGaia’s probiotic is currently used in formulas within some European and Asian countries, but the new agreement with Nestlé will cover worldwide markets, excluding Japan and Korea. The company already has an agreement with Nestlé in the area of healthcare nutrition.