Microbiome therapeutics

Disposable diapers built on bamboo viscose and other plant-derived fiber for the top and back sheet, cutting the petroleum-plastic share of a conventional diaper — sold by brands (DYPER, EcoPeaCo, Eco Boom, Love & Green) that publish specific USDA biobased or natural-origin percentages rather than a general 'eco-friendly' claim, while the absorbent core still relies substantially on wood pulp and synthetic superabsorbent polymer.

Plant-based cat litter — corn, wheat and wood-pellet formulations — manufactured by specialist producers (World's Best Cat Litter, sWheat Scoop, OKOCAT, Feline Pine) as a direct replacement for strip-mined clay litter, with dust reduction, flushability and biodegradability as the core commercial arguments rather than a sustainability overlay on a functionally identical product.

Gummies, chewable tablets and chocolate carrying a defined colony-forming-unit dose of live probiotic strains — the supplement format that removes pill fatigue and swallowing barriers while remaining shelf-stable, now the fastest-growing segment of the digestive-health aisle.

Live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) — standardized, GMP-manufactured microbial consortia approved as drugs for recurrent C. difficile, inflammatory bowel disease and immuno-oncology support.

Live-bacteria lozenges and dissolving tablets that seed the oral cavity with health-associated commensals — BLIS Technologies' Streptococcus salivarius K12/M18 (NZ), ProBiora Health's ProBiora3 (S. oralis/uberis/rattus), BioGaia's Lactobacillus reuteri Prodentis (licensed into Sunstar's GUM PerioBalance) — paired with Bristle's shotgun-sequencing oral-microbiome diagnostics.