maeve sent me a link. My ENT, upon prescribing a megadose antibiotic for a chronic infection about two years ago, told me to eat "active" or "probiotic" youghurt to help with digestion after the extended time on the antibiotics caused bowel problems. He specifically said to eat Activa.

Here is the article maeve linked to...

The Associated Press



AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says the state will receive $425,000 to settle a multistate lawsuit that alleged The Dannon Co. made unsubstantiated marketing claims about its Activia and DanActive products.

In a statement today, Mills said Maine joined 38 other states in the lawsuit.

Nationwide, Dannon agreed to pay $21 million.

The company had claimed in its marketing that Activia yogurt helps relieve irregularity and that its DanActive dairy drink helps people avoid catching colds or the flu. The Federal Trade Commission says there is not enough evidence to back those claims.

Dannon denies any wrongdoing and said it settled the suit to avoid any further litigation and expense.