DFI

Digital Food Chain Education, Research, Development and Innovation Institute

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.

Activities

Data analysis

Research

Education

Food health technology assessment

Partnership

Emerging risk identification

News

IAFP 2022 – Munich

After two years, the International Association for Food Protection’s European Symposium was held 4-6th May 2022 in Munich.

19/05/22

We celebrate Earth Day on 22 April

Earth Day is one of the biggest environmental protest movements on the planet. It began in 1970 and takes place every year on 22 April. International Mother Earth Day was established in 2009, by the United Nations General Assembly under Resolution A/RES/63/278.

22/04/22

The latest Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance by EFSA and ECDC is available

According to the report, Salmonella and Campylobacter continue to show high levels of antibiotic resistance.

12/04/22

Upcoming Events

Jun 13

"Shaping the future of livestock farming through research" conference

09:00 - 18:00

As part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the French ministry of Agriculture and Food is organising the conference "Shaping the future of livestock farming through research".

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Jun 21

ONE – Health, Environment, Society – conference

June 21. - June 24.

Collaboration and partnership for a more sustainable Europe are the key drivers of the ONE – Health, Environment, Society – Conference 2022, which will be held in Brussels and online on 21-24 June 2022.

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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.

Euphorics

A new consumer trend is rising: millenials move away from alcohol.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in liquid probiotics

One of the USA companies announced voluntary recall of two lots of its Liviaone Liquid Probiotics because of the potential contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Five new Listeria species identified

The five new Listeria species were obtained from soil samples from different locations in the contiguous United States and an agricultural water sample from New York.

Microplastics have been found in human blood

Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time. Scientists identified the plastic particles in almost 80% of the people tested (17 out of the 22 samples).

Alternative protein sources

In the last decade there has been an increasingly need for replacing animal protein resources for reasons of changing consumer trends, sustainability concerns and animal welfare.

Are you interested in our latest news and upcoming events?

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