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Food safety consultancy: finding out what customers really need

Food safety consultancy: finding out what customers really need

Biosafe is often approached by researchers, start-up companies and also by established companies for independent,...

Better food (and feed) means more food safety assessment

Better food (and feed) means more food safety assessment

There are new food products being developed at an ever-increasing pace. Animal welfare and meat consumption are more and...

Navigating your microorganism through the EFSA novel food guidance

Navigating your microorganism through the EFSA novel food guidance

You have discovered a new microorganism that you plan to use as a feed additive or in any food product. And you have...

The approval of food enzymes in the European Union

Enzymes have been used in food production for centuries and have been produced commercially since the mid-20th century. New ones are being introduced ...

QPS status of Bacillus paralicheniformis

EFSA found no negative effects in relation to B. paralicheniformis. However, any B. paralicheniformis strains that produce bacitracin will not get QPS...

QPS status: the golden standard of microorganism safety evaluation

QPS or Qualified Presumption of Safety was developed by the European Commission together with its scientific committees on animal nutrition, on food a...

In vitro efficacy in feed additives — How to test for it

To register a feed additive in the European Union, its efficacy should be demonstrated in microbial testing trials that follow common feed manufacturi...

Transparency Regulation in the EU 2021 — How to Comply

Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and Council on the transparency and sustainability of the European Union risk assessment in the f...

EFSA’s Requirements for Whole Genome Sequencing of Microorganisms

Whole genome sequencing is required by the European Food Safety Authority

What is a strain of bacteria?

–A discussion with Biosafe’s professors One of the best aspects of our work community are the discussions that experts drift into from time to time. W...

Microbial novel foods: Registering a new microorganism in the EU

Registering a new microorganism as a novel food or as a feed additive may be difficult to start with if one is not familiar with EU legislation and fo...

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