ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,583, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to COREE S.R.L. (Milan).

"Synergistic blends of probiotics expressing improved beneficial activity for human host favourably interacting with food, particularly baby food" was invented by Marina Elli (Milan) and Chong-Yoon Lim (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A probiotic food supplement includes a blend of strains of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria synergistically interacting with food (for instance milk), assuring thereby an improved beneficial effect on human health, especially 0-6 months babies, weaning babies, breastfed and formula fed infants as well as lactating mothers. Synergistic, ...