BRIEFING

 Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii. A new USP monograph is being proposed for this dietary ingredient. The Definition includes description at the species and strain level; the strain currently proposed in this publication is Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-3799. This proposal includes nucleic acid-based identification at the strain level. Other strains will be included in this monograph upon submission of the corresponding supporting information by manufacturers.

 (NBDS: B. Koshy)

 Case ID—SUB-2139