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16.12.2024

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...

23.10.2024

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,...

15.03.2022

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of food and feed bacteria

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

15.03.2022

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...

26.01.2022

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:...

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.

16.12.2020

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...

19.08.2020

Microbial DNA isolation for particularly difficult strains

Whole genome sequencing (WGS), the gold standard for microbial characterization, needs DNA isolation. Biosafe has solid...

03.08.2020

Microbial testing with filamentous fungi and anaerobes is driving the food industry

For the food industry, securing timely approvals for food and feed products is power. Hitting a certain window for market...

Food safety regulations in the European Union

13.09.2023

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 ...

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

17.05.2022

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

The approval of food enzymes in the European Union

21.06.2021

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

Global biotechnology race: US NSCEB report and Europe's path

23.04.2025

The recently published US National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) report has intensified discussions around the global biotech ...

RFK Jr. pushes to end self-affirmed GRAS: Impacts on the food industry

26.03.2025

The Trump administration, under the direction of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is exploring significant changes to ...

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

25.05.2022

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)

01.03.2023

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

Exploring the Future of Probiotics: Insights from Probiota 2025

26.03.2025

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

Insight | Laboratory services

Introducing new Service Package for Probiotics & Starter Cultures

Biosafe Expands Laboratory Facilities to Meet Growing Customer Needs

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of food and feed bacteria

A quality manager’s journey to ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation

New Biosafe services in 2022

What’s in store for 2021

Standard Operating Procedures for a Microbiology Laboratory - an interview

Microbial DNA isolation for particularly difficult strains

Microbial testing with filamentous fungi and anaerobes is driving the food industry

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

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

Exploring the Future of Probiotics: Insights from Probiota 2025

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