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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...

15.03.2022

Biosafe is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory

ISO 17025 is the most important standard for microbial testing laboratories. Accreditation is a third-party confirmation...

22.02.2022

Corporate social responsibility in the food industry

Our CEO Pauliina Halimaa spoke about corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the food industry and our mission to create a...

17.11.2021

Algae in the food chain

Algae, including single-cell phytoplankton microalgae and macroalgae plants (seaweed) have long been used in food and feed...

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...

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...

18.12.2020

Microbial novel foods: 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...

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...

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

28.05.2025

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

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 ...

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...

Developing laboratory services for cultivated meat & cell-culture food

14.05.2025

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

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...

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 | Research & development

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of food and feed bacteria

Biosafe is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory

Corporate social responsibility in the food industry

Algae in the food chain

Will EU GMO legislation allow organisms from new genomic techniques?

Transparency Regulation in the EU 2021 — How to Comply

Microbial novel foods: Registering a new microorganism in the EU

Microbial DNA isolation for particularly difficult strains

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

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