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Article: Chewing gum has bacteria that fight bad breath.
- Article from:
- Emerging Food R&D Report
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Bad breath sufferers could be heaving a sigh of relief with the launch of a newly developed Fresh Breath Kit. Best known for its Blis K12 Throat Guard, New Zealand-based Blis Technologies has developed a specialized product that will help provide immediate relief to more than 85% of those who are afflicted with chronic bad breath.
On the market since early October, the BLIS K12 Fresh Breath contains eight doses of a two-part high-strength mouthwash, a tongue cleaner and 80 pieces of peppermint-flavored chewing gum containing Streptococcus salivarius K12. This is a naturally occurring strain of bacteria that produces bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (Blis) ...