Research
First application of an integrated microbiological and (meta)genomics approach to verify the biological origin and microbial safety of rennet products
Nature ·
The Brief
- A study in the Nature journal s41538-026-01192-w describes the first application of an integrated microbiological and (meta)genomics approach to verify the biological origin of rennet products.
- The same approach is used to assess their microbial safety.
Why it matters
The method offers a way to check what biological source a rennet product actually comes from and whether it is microbially safe, which matters for cheese makers and food safety testing.
Who’s affected
- food safety researchers
- dairy and cheese producers
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- #food safety
- #metagenomics
- #microbiology
- #dairy