Have you seen this headline from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel?

"Peanut butter recall exposes weakness in food safety program"

"We've had tainted spinach, contaminated melon, recalled tomatoes, bad peppers — and now we've got
peanut butter, a staple as common as rice, so widely infected with Salmonella, it has sickened 628 people
in 48 state and has everything from dog treats and military MREs to crackers and energy bars getting
yanked off shelves all across the heartland.

That's what happens when the FDA skips out on inspecting a manufacturing plant for eight years, leaving
the job to Georgia state inspectors who did little about the mold, cockroaches, roof leaks and other sanitary
problems spotted there for years.

That's our food-safety system for you: fragmented, disorganized and falling down on the job. It's a system
caught so flat-footed by the latest outbreak that the FDA had to warn Americans to immediately stop eating
any product containing peanut butter until the source could be found.

It's a disgrace. Worse, it's a danger, and it's so messed up, it'll be a long time before all the bugs get worked out."

A long time before the bugs get worked out? What exactly does this mean?

Here's another headline from Tuesday February 10, 2009 in the USA TODAY:

“Health risks may reach far beyond reported victims.”

The article stated that more than 20,000 people could be affected by Salmonella contaminated peanut butter
produced by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).

On February 14, 2007 the FDA advised consumers in FDA NEWS not to eat any Peter Pan peanut butter purchased
since May 2006 due to Salmonella contamination.

In addition to these, there have been other reports of Salmonella contaminated peanut butter since 2006.
This is not a onetime event.

Not a onetime event.

Not a onetime event. We know this will happen again and probably soon.

When foodborne organisms like Salmonella and E. Coli make their way back into the food supply, illness will
follow along with Candida. While Candida is not caused by tainted foods, it can occur as a result of the treatment
of Salmonella or E. Coli

How can you be prepared when it does happen again?

PROBIOTICS – WHAT ARE THEY AND CAN THEY HELP?

Probiotics, one of the fastest growing categories of dietary supplements, are products containing
beneficial Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species of bacteria.

Probiotic bacteria colonize the intestinal tract and help maintain a healthy microflora that stops
the overgrowth of undesireable or harmful microorganisms.

When a person is deficient in probiotics the immune system is not operating at peak strength and
this may predispose the person to experience an acute reaction to food poisoning microorganisms
such as salmonella and E. Coli.

Such a person may react negatively to a lower dose of Salmonella or E. Coli compared to a person
with a healthy, up-regulated immune system.

Specific probiotic strains that inhibit salmonella:

There is a strain of the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus called the NCFM strain because it was
isolated at the North Carolina Food Microbiology lab back in the 1970s. Also called LA-1, it’s common for
strains to have more than one designation.

It is one of the most effective “Acidophilus” strains on the market. In particular, it has demonstrated
in vitro antagonistic activity against Salmonella typhimurium, enteropathogenic E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus,
and Clostridium perfringens (Ref. Gilliland, S.E., and M.L. Speck, 1977a. Antagonistic action of Lactobacillus
acidophilus toward intestinal and foodborne pathogens in associative cultures. J. Food Protection. 40: 820-823).

Another study conduced by the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (A.D.A.S.) in the UK
[by N.M Parkinson of the ADAS Central Science Laboratory in Slough, UK, 1989: In-vitro evaluation of the
antagonism of lactic acid bacteria and the probiotic Provita WD against pathogenic bacteria] discovered that the
NCFM (LA-1) strain of L. acidophilus dramatically reduced the growth of Salmonella typhimurium,
Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella dublin in associative broth cultures. All three of these Salmonella
species have a history of causing food poisoning.

Considering the harmless nature of the NCFM (LA-1) strain of L. acidophilus and its status as G.R.A.S. on the FDA
list of food microorganisms, it would seem that its dispensation and consumption during a salmonella outbreak
(or as a preventative under normal circumstances) would be something to consider.

Where do probiotics come from?

Although some yogurts contain probiotic bacteria they do not deliver a high enough dose of live probiotic cells
(measured as CFU or colony forming units) through the acidic stomach into the small intestine. The ability
of a product to deliver a sufficient live dose is a critical requirement.

The best probiotic effect is obtained with medical strength probiotics (those delivering at least 10 billion
CFU/dose) – this is the dose recommended by the International Probiotic Association (IPA) and a
number of probiotic researchers.

But how can a high enough dosage be delivered?

Since the biggest difficulty is getting the necessary dose of probiotic supplements through
the acid of the stomach, delivering ample CFUs becomes an issue. Many probiotic
supplement makers simply "play the numbers game" and count on about only 5% or less
of the product actually surviving long enough to make it to the intestines. ONLY 5%!

To achieve the best probiotic effect, at least 10 billion CFU/dose is recommended. But how
can that dosage be delivered if 95% is killed by stomach acid?

The answer lies in an acid proof, deep release delivery system. Right now, there is only
one probiotic on the market that has this acid proof delivery system.

Theralac® is a multi-strain probiotic that will deliver a guaranteed 30 billion CFU,
utilizing it's acid proof, deep release technology.

Theralac - featured in Prevention Magazine.

Theralac® probiotics are the only multi-strain probiotic supplements recommended in Prevention Magazine.
The article, Europe’s Best-Kept Health Secret, recommends Theralac® probiotic supplements for Irritable
Bowel Syndrome and to Boost the immune system. Theralac® is one of the best probiotic supplements to
buy and is considered to be one of themost reliable probiotics.