Process for production of an absorpbing sanitary article comprising lactic acid producing bacteria

A process for the production of an absorbing sanitary article comprising lactic acid producing bacteria characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

• dispersion of viable lactic acid producing bacteria in an essentially hydrophobic carrier, resulting in a dispersion of bacteria,
• application of the dispersion of bacteria on and/or in at least one component that are to form part of the final article, and that said at least one component is chosen from the group consisting of cellulose and/or viscose fibres, super-absorbents, a web, a sliver, and a fabric, so that only a part of the final sanitary article comprises dispersion of bacteria.

An absorbing sanitary article comprising lactic acid producing bacteria, characterized in that viable lactic acid producing bacteria are dispersed in an essentially hydrophobic carrier, and that the dispersion of bacteria forms at least one continuous or discontinuous string on and/or in the final sanitary article.