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14.09.2021

QPS status of Bacillus paralicheniformis

EFSA found no negative effects in relation to B. paralicheniformis. However, any B. paralicheniformis strains that produce...

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14.09.2021

What constitutes a bacterial strain?

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

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21.06.2021

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....

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09.03.2021

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...

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10.02.2021

What’s in store for 2021

In the spirit of transparency, we wanted to shine a light on this year and what is happening at Biosafe too.

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18.12.2020

Registering a microorganism in the EU as a feed additive or food microbe

Registering a new microorganism as a feed additive or food microbe (as novel food) may be difficult to start with if one is...

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28.02.2020

How to successfully navigate in the midst of EFSA requirements?

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

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07.09.2019

Amendments to EU General Food Law are coming. What will change?

On Friday, 6 September 2019, a Regulation amending the General Food Law from 2002 was published in the EU Official Journal....

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09.04.2019

EFSA updated guidance: environmental risk assessment of feed additives

On 5 April 2019, the EFSA FEEDAP Panel published updated guidance on environmental risk assessment (ERA) after examining the...

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05.02.2019

QPS, a useful concept in the safety evaluation of microorganisms

…and I do not mean Queries Per Second, which is a common measure of the amount of search traffic an information retrieval...

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21.06.2021

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. Enzymes are usually added to f...
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14.09.2021

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...
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14.09.2021

What constitutes a bacterial strain?

–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...
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09.03.2021

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...
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23.03.2021

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 trials which follow common feed manufacturing, animal husban...
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05.02.2019

QPS, a useful concept in the safety evaluation of microorganisms

…and I do not mean Queries Per Second, which is a common measure of the amount of search traffic an information retrieval system, such as a search eng...
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12.04.2021

EFSA’s Requirements for Whole Genome Sequencing of Microorganisms

Whole genome sequencing is required by the European Food Safety Authority
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27.05.2021

Are organisms from new genomic techniques GMOs?

On 29 April 2021, the European Commission published a study on the status of new genomic techniques (NGTs) under European Union law. The study took a ...
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