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Microbial safety assessment: 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...

Navigating your microorganism through the EFSA guidance

You have discovered a new microorganism that you plan to use in any food product. And you have downloaded the latest EFSA...

How will food transparency change with the new amended EU General Food Law?

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

EFSA feed regulation: environmental risk assessment of feed additives

On 5 April 2019, the EFSA FEEDAP Panel published updated guidance on environmental risk assessment (ERA) after examining 133...

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...

Precision fermentation is ready. EU novel food approval isn’t.

The EU keeps precision fermentation-derived foods safe. But is it also keeping them off European tables altogether?

Finland-based Biosafe acquires Dutch consultancy Regal, expanding scientific and regulatory capabilities

Finland-based Biosafe has signed an agreement to acquire the regulatory consulting business of Netherlands-based Regal B.V., expanding Biosafe’s exper...

Precision-fermented sweet proteins: Can they replace sugar?

From Chicago to Singapore, one topic continues to dominate conversations in food innovation: sugar reduction.

EFSA’s 2025 guidance on microorganisms: approaching harmonisation

On 24 September 2025, the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) adopted a new Guidance on the characterisation of microorg...

Microbial testing – An overview of what it is and what it is for

Every day, we come into contact with microorganisms. While many are harmless, a few can invade our bodies causing severe illness or contamination. Yet...

EFSA’s AMR gene criteria: A barrier or catalyst for microbial innovation?

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has significantly refined its methodology for assessing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms use...

Updated EFSA guidance on microorganisms in the food chain

What’s new at a glance: five key takeaways One guidance now covers all sectors of the EU food chain, unifying expectations for microorganisms. Whole g...

Novel food status of microbial products in the EU

Microbial ingredients are moving fast, and EU market access still hinges on one deceptively simple question: was the product consumed to a significant...

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