Robert Unal is Science Manager at Yakult U.S.A. Inc., Torrance, Calif. He has more than 10 years of experience in food safety and microbiology. Prior to joining Yakult U.S.A., Unal was a consultant with probiotics company ProbioHealth, and director of food microbiology with immunodiagnostics company BioCentrex.
Probiotics and their associated health benefits, have been internationally known and consumed for decades. However, it is only in recent times Americans have begun to embrace the bacteria culture.