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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...

22.02.2022

EU plant protection products regulation on microorganisms

The European Union aims to facilitate the use of microorganisms in the biological control of pests and plant diseases to...

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:...

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...

14.09.2021

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...

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. New...

27.05.2021

Will EU GMO legislation allow organisms from new genomic techniques?

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

13.05.2020

PFGE Testing in Feed Additive Research

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is a technique for producing fingerprints of large DNA molecules, such as bacterial...

05.02.2019

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...

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...

14.09.2021

–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...

Biosafe 10 Years: The Development of Bioinformatics Requirements in Genome Analysis

21.08.2024

The past decade has seen a significant transformation in the requirements and practices surrounding genome analysis, particularly in the context of bi...

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 ...

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 ...

Milking microorganisms for the next novel dairy foods

14.09.2022

Whey is a milk protein that, together with casein, forms the majority of milk proteins. There is a range of new companies which produce whey and/or ca...

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...

Insight | Microbiology

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of food and feed bacteria

EU plant protection products regulation on microorganisms

New Biosafe services in 2022

QPS status of Bacillus paralicheniformis

What is a strain of bacteria?

The approval of food enzymes in the European Union

Will EU GMO legislation allow organisms from new genomic techniques?

PFGE Testing in Feed Additive Research

QPS status: the golden standard of microorganism safety evaluation

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Food safety regulations in the European Union

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

What is a strain of bacteria?

Biosafe 10 Years: The Development of Bioinformatics Requirements in Genome Analysis

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

The approval of food enzymes in the European Union

Milking microorganisms for the next novel dairy foods

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

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