optiferm
optiferm GmbH
Oy-Mittelberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Founded in 2002, optiferm is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Oy-Mittelberg, Germany selling ingredients & cultures, packaging, testing & quality.
optiferm GmbH is a biotechnology company based in Oy-Mittelberg in the Allgäu region of Germany. Since 2002 it has supplied enzymes and cultures to large dairy and food companies and to artisan cheese dairies. Its portfolio includes lactase products for lactose-free dairy, starter and surface/ripening cultures, and rennet products. It also offers flavours, colourings and special products. Together with GEA it developed the VARI-DOS-ASEPT system for sterile inline lactase dosing. The company runs an in-house microbiological and biochemical laboratory, a VDA competence centre and quality control labs, and takes part in industrial collaborative research. It supplies business customers and resellers only. Its quality management is certified to FSSC 22000, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2009.
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opti-lactase product family (incl. opti-lactase VDA, LX2, green acid line, eco-line Lactase)
Lactase
Lactase enzymes for producing lactose-free dairy products, in various pack sizes and formulations, including sterile-filtered versions.
VDA lactase / VARI-DOS-ASEPT
Lactase and sterile inline dosing system
Lactase for sterile inline dosing, developed together with GEA as a complete dosing and packaging system. GEA distributes the dosing station.
opti-culture
Starter culture
Defined starter and surface/ripening cultures selected for acidification, proteolytic and aroma activity, with a focus on phage-resistant blends.
opti-ren (naturale, micro, premium, plus)
Rennet
Coagulants suitable for the production of all cheese types. The Naturlab line is free of microbial substitutes and genetically engineered chymosin.
Patented VDA packaging
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Patented packaging developed for the VDA dosing system.
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FSSC 22000
ISO 14001
ISO 9001:2009
ISO 22000