Cereulide: A Heat-Stable Toxin as a Risk in Food Production

  What Is Cereulide? Cereulide is a heat-stable toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus cereus. Because it survives cooking and reheating, it represents a significant risk to food safety and may cause adverse health effects in ready-to-eat products. Occurrence of Mehr

Cereulid: Hitzestabiles Toxin als Risiko in der Lebensmittelproduktion

  Was ist Cereulid? Cereulid ist ein hitzestabiles Toxin, das vom Bakterium Bacillus cereus gebildet wird. Da es Kochen und Aufwärmen übersteht, stellt es ein erhebliches Risiko für die Lebensmittelsicherheit dar und kann in verzehrfertigen Produkten gesundheitsschädlich sein. Vorkommen von Mehr

Nova Biologicals Achieves CDC ELITE Status, Securing Gold Standard for Legionella Testing Accuracy

Nova Biologicals, a member of Tentamus North America, today announced its official acceptance into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ELITE Program (Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation). Alongside its ISO 17025:2017 accreditation for Legionella ISO11731, this certification validates Mehr

Ethanol at Risk of Exclusion from Biocides: Ongoing Assessment by ECHA

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is currently reviewing ethanol as a biocidal active substance. This substance — used in hand disinfectants (PT1), surface disinfectants (PT2) and in the food and feed area (PT4) — is also under assessment following a Mehr

AXENS launches new website

The new website has been redesigned to better reflect AXENS’ commitment to strengthening its connection with industry and retailer partners as well as consumers while showcasing its 30 years of expertise in sensory evaluation. A Modern, User-Friendly Platform Designed for Mehr

Neu im Portfolio: Der ESG-Check des IFS

. Die Quant Qualitätssicherung GmbH stellt sich neuen Herausforderungen Die Quant Qualitätssicherung GmbH – a Tentamus company – erweitert kontinuierlich ihr Leistungsportfolio, um aktuellen Anforderungen im Bereich Lebensmittelsicherheit und -qualität gerecht zu werden. Neben den bewährten kundenorientierten Dienstleistungen – darunter Mehr

New Listeria monocytogenes challenge testing

Southern Microbiological Services – A Tentamus Company has been offering UKAS accredited microbiological testing services to the food and drinks industries since it was established in 1989 and UKAS accredited microbiological cosmetics testing, since 2024. SMS is also an RSA Mehr

New Safe and Environmentally Friendly Method for Determining the Formol Number Developed

In collaboration with BioSystems SA, Spain and other labs, Tentamus chelab has developed a new, safe, and environmentally friendly method for determining the formol number. Tentamus chelab is now replacing the older method (IFU 30) with this innovative approach, which Mehr

Techni’sens photo app rebuilds confidence between consumers and cosmetics brands

Brands are increasingly challenged to demonstrate product effectiveness in ways that consumers trust. Traditional consumer research (surveys, lab tests or in-person evaluations) can be slow, costly and might miss subtle real-world effects. To address this, TECHNI’SENS has developed a new Mehr

Tentamus Group appoints Mandy Deimel as Managing Director Pharma DACH

The Tentamus Group is pleased to announce that Mandy Deimel will join the company on November 1st, 2025, as Managing Director Pharma DACH. In this role, Mandy will lead VelaLabs, taking over from Peder Andersen, who has served as Interim Mehr