Institute of Food Chain Science

Department of Digital Food Science

Institute of Food Chain Science
Department of Digital Food Science

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.

Activities

Data analysis

Research

Education

Food health technology assessment

Partnership

Emerging risk identification

News

Publications on biosecurity

Two new scientific articles have been published with the collaboration of our colleagues on biosecurity in poultry and turkey flocks.

19/12/24

CONTEMFood

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.

12/12/24

Our new article is available

An article related to our work in the HOLiFOOD project was published.

12/12/24

Do you know what we call emerging risk?

Why is it important to identify emerging risks?

In addition to the protection of human, animal and plant health, it provides input for strategic planning and analysis, decision-making processes, risk assessment and the adoption of appropriate risk management measures.

Would you like to be informed about emerging risks identified by DFI?

Take a look at the recently identified emerging risks on our website and to stay up to date, subscribe to our newsletter.

Bacillus cytotoxicus

Bacillus cytotoxicus is a member of the Bacillus cereus group with the ability to grow at high temperatures (up to 52℃) and to synthesize cytotoxin K‐1, a diarrhoeagenic cytotoxin.

Oriental fruit fly in Europe

Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) was recently reported in France which poses a significant threat to France's agricultural sector, necessitating serious attention as highlighted by a recent report from France’s food safety authority (ANSES).