Welcome to the website of the Digital Food Chain Education, Research, Development and Innovation Institute (DFI).
The Institute was established 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 Institute integrates food chain safety data analysis and research along the whole food chain and takes networking in this area to a new level. The Institute aims to be an internationally recognized hub of experts and researchers in the field of food chain safety data analysis.
Our Institute participated as a hosting site in the 2021/2022 EU-FORA fellowship programme. A report on the activities of the visiting fellow was published in a special issue of the EFSA Journal.
On 6 December 2022, during its 86th meeting in Berlin, the Advisory Forum, tasked with providing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with strategic advice on scientific issues, adopted a joint statement with EFSA, to support the European Research Area.
The Commission launched the largest public consultation ever held on the past, present and future of the EU’s Horizon research and innovation programmes 2014-2027.
EFSA is holding a workshop to disseminate the revised methodology for benchmark dose (BMD) analysis in EFSA’s updated Guidance document and to support its implementation in the R4EU BMD analysis platform.
This stakeholder event aims to increase understanding of innovation in the food and feed sector by assessing and/or identifying potential “weak signals” – early indicators of possible future developments and emerging risks.
The 27th EFSA Scientific Colloquium on Cell culture-derived foods and food ingredients will take place on 11-12 May 2023. Participants can join in person (Brussels) and online.
Balantioides coli is a zoonotic enteric parasite of worldwide distribution that can cause mild to life-threatening diseases in humans and animals. An article published in 2022 presented the results of a study on the occurrence of Balantioides coli in wild cervids in Portugal, Europe.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been a growing problem due to the overuse of antibiotics in human health and agriculture and inadequate infection prevention and control.
Antibacterial, biodegradable packaging has been developed by researchers in Singapore that could replace plastic packaging materials.
A study has investigated whether the consumption of products made from Italian heavy pigs could pose a health risk to consumers in terms of contamination with certain toxic metals and metalloids.
The number of hens kept in urban backyards is rising. The growing popularity of the trend has been spurred on by local food movements, inspiring people to produce their own food.
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