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Cytotoxicity test — get €1,000 discount

This June/July we are offering a discount of €1,000 on each cytotoxicity test. If you order your tests before July 31st and...

Developing laboratory services for cultivated meat & cell-culture food

Biosafe has launched a new initiative to support safety assessments of cell-cultured food products with advanced laboratory...

Introducing new Service Package for Probiotics & Starter Cultures

At Biosafe, we are excited to unveil our new suite of specialized services tailored for companies developing and operating...

Biosafe Expands Laboratory Facilities to Meet Growing Customer Needs

We are excited to announce a significant milestone at Biosafe: the expansion of our laboratory facilities in Kuopio,...

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of food and feed bacteria

Biosafe's ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation covers antimicrobial susceptibility testing of selected bacteria performed as...

A quality manager’s journey to ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation

Once we got our final response that our lab had been accredited with ISO 17025, I was relieved and tired. I was also...

New Biosafe services in 2022

We will be launching new services in 2022 to make your path to new food and feed solutions safer and more effortless:...

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.

Standard Operating Procedures for a Microbiology Laboratory - an interview

The Biosafe laboratory operates from our headquarters in Kuopio, in the lake district of Finland. The laboratory receives a...

Probiotics and beyond in the EU: A regulatory maze for food and feed

Probiotics – those “good bacteria” found in yoghurts, supplements, and animal feed – are big business and a hot topic.

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...

Food safety regulations in the European Union

The European Union (EU) has some of the most stringent food safety regulations in the world. From the General Food Law to sectorial laws and detailed ...

Biosafe FAQ: The dos and don’ts in the development of novel microbial products

At Biosafe, we work with companies of all sizes — startups, scaleups, and multinationals — supporting their regulatory strategies for bringing microbi...

What is novel food?

An overview of what qualifies as a novel food in the EU, how it’s regulated, and how definitions vary across key markets.

Exploring the Future of Probiotics: Insights from Probiota 2025

Biosafe’s Jouni Heikkinen and Janne Ylärinne attended the Probiota 2025 conference in Copenhagen, where leading experts converged to discuss the lates...

US vs EU: Getting American microbial products into the European market

The European requirements for regulated products in the food chain are among the strictest in the world. Food safety is taken seriously to protect the...

The EU's stance on genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs)

Genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) are widely used to produce food products in the EU. Examples of such products include valuable molecules ...

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