Welcome to the website of the Department of Digital Food Science!
The Department started its work as the Digital Food Institute (DFI) on April 1, 2020 at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, which is one of the most important places for the training of food safety professionals in Hungary. The unit integrates food chain safety data analysis and research along the whole food chain and takes networking in this area to a new level. We aim to be an internationally recognized hub of experts and researchers in the field of food chain safety data analysis.
In 2023, listeriosis cases reached their highest level since 2007, while campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis remained the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in the EU. Overall, reported cases of zoonotic diseases in humans increased, but foodborne outbreaks saw a slight decline.
Two new scientific articles have been published with the collaboration of our colleagues on biosecurity in poultry and turkey flocks.
We are pleased to announce that the project CONTEMFood: contaminants in meat substitutes: recent perspectives on food safety, coordinated by our Department, has been awarded a grant from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary.
The emergence of the red dwarf bee in Europe may raise concerns about the introduction of new parasites and viruses and the potential economic consequences.
A vegán életmód és étrend az elmúlt években jelentős népszerűségre tett szert, azonban a „vegán” címkézés és annak követelményei továbbra is ellentmondásosak és hiányosan szabályozottak. A vegán termékekkel kapcsolatban gyakori probléma, hogy azt feltételezik róluk, hogy a “vegán” címke egyben allergén mentességet is jelent.
A recently published study examined whether sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was associated with premature aging in 3,322 childhood cancer survivors in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort.
The market for nutritional supplements is a lucrative business segment that is less regulated and supervised. Advertising of dietary supplements is very effective, with 77% of Americans feeling that the industry is trustworthy.
A 2023 article highlighted the link between increased pesticide use and childhood cancers as a result of increased soy production.
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