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Ingr's Days

International Session Program

PROGRAM 

March 3, 2026 (TUESDAY) - International Session of Food Quality and Safety Conference (Food Symposium)

March 3, 2026 (TUESDAY) - International Session of Food Quality and Safety Conference (program in English)
9:00 - Opening in the auditorium (vice-dean doc. Ing. Daniel Falta, Ph.D.)
9:15 - "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Food Safety, Technology and Quality

  • TUE_OP-1
  • TUE_OP-2
  • discussion

10:00 – 10:50 "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Nutrition

  • TUE_OP-3
  • TUE_OP-4
  • discussion

11:00 – 11:50 "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Science and Society

  • TUE_OP-5
  • TUE_OP-6
  • discussion

12:00 - 12:50 "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Innovation in Food Production

  • TUE_OP-7
  • TUE_OP-8
  • discussion

12:55 – 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 18:00 Section "Food Symposium 6.0" - in cooperation with colleagues from the Louisiana State University, USA and foreign collaborators

  • TUE_OP-9
  • TUE_OP-10
  • TUE_OP-11
  • TUE_OP-12
  • TUE_OP-13
  • TUE_OP-14
  • ...

March 4, 2026 (WEDNESDAY) - Food Quality and Safety Conference (Main Program, and Gala Dinner) (In Czech)

9:00 - Opening in the auditorium
9:00 – 9:20 Opening of the conference, welcoming participants

  • TBD (MENDELU): Opening speech by rector (MENDELU)
  • TBD (MZe): Opening speech by Ministry of Agriculture Czech Republic

9:20 – 10:45 First block of requested lectures

  • WED_OP-1
  • WED_OP-2
  • WED_OP-3

10:30 – 10:50 Discussion
10:50 – 11:20 Refreshment break
11:20 – 12:40 Second block of requested lectures

  • WED_OP-4
  • WED_OP-5
  • WED_OP-6

12:40 – 13:00 Discussion
13:00 – 13:30 Third block of requested lectures Announcement

  • WED_OP-7
  • WED_OP-8
  • WED_OP-9

13:30 – 13:55 Best posters
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch (building O, 1st floor)

  • 9:00 – 16:00 Poster section (online, hallway in front of the auditorium)
  • 18:00 Social evening - GALA DINNER (building X)

 

March 5, 2026 (THURSDAY) - Milk Day at MENDELU

9:00 - Opening in the auditorium (Dean Prof. MVDr. Leoš Pavlata, Ph.D.)
9:15 - First block of lectures

  • THU_OP-1
  • THU_OP-2
  • THU_OP-3

10:55 – 11:15 Discussion and break
11:15 - Second block of lectures

  • THU_OP-4
  • THU_OP-5
  • THU_OP-6
  • THU_OP-7
  • THU_OP-8

13:00 - Discussion, end of the day and lunch

 

 

Last year (ID 2025) the program was as follows:

March 4, 2025 (TUESDAY) - International Session of Food Quality and Safety Conference 

9:00 – Introduction in Auditorium (Vicedean Assoc. Prof. Ing. Daniel Falta, Ph.D.)

9:15 - "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Food Safety  and Quality

    • Kos, I. (University of Zagreb): Dioxins in meat: From environmental pollutants to human exposure (Ivica Kos, Miroslav Jůzl, Ivan Vnučec, Jelka Pleadin, Darija Bendelja Ljoljić, Paweł Konieczka, Tamara Stamenić, Viktorija Pralas) 
    • Ongidi, J. (MENDELU, Foreign student, Study programme N-GAE, Kenya): Toxic effects of pesticide residues on warm-blooded animals including humans, in Kenya  (Jasmine Ongidi) 

10:05 – 10:20 Discussion and interval

    • Vývoda, M. (MENDELU): Quality of dietary supplements with omega-3 fatty acids (Milan Vývoda, Karolína Beranová, Milena Matejovičová, Tomáš Komprda) 
    • Bendelja Ljoljić, D. (University of Zagreb): Butter - from fermentation to sensory properties (Darija Bendelja Ljoljić, Leonarda Valentina Mrkoci, Ante Rako, Ivan Vnučec, Ivica Kos) 
    • Demianová, A. (SPU Nitra, Slovakia): COMPASS: Coffee Mapping Analytic System – Innovative approaches for the authentication of coffee origin and evaluating its quality 

11:30 – 11:45 Discussion and interval

11:45 - "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Innovation in Food Production

    • Dzugan, M. (Rzeszów University, Poland): Modern methods of honey safe decrystallization
    • Korčok, M. (SPU Nitra, Slovakia): Embracing the unknown: Acceptance of products with unusual textures such as edible gels
    • Vnučec, I. (University of Zagreb): From tradition to innovation: Goat’s milk in modern dairy (Ivan Vnučec, Ivica Kos, Darija Bendelja Ljoljić)

12:55 – 13:10 Discussion and interval

Time for Online Poster Session

15:00 - "Food Symposium 5.0" Section

    • Cuomo, A. (Stagionello, Italy): Cuomo method for Dried Cured Meat and Fish Product
    • Shrestha, P. (Lousiana State University): Sustainable Fabrication Of Cellulose-Based Antibacterial Nanocomposite Films For Active Packaging To Prevent Listeria And Salmonella Contamination (Pratiksha Shrestha, Qinglin Wu, Abouzeid, Ragab Esmail Mahmoud, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul, Karuna Kharel)
    • Strydom, P.E. (Stellenbosch University, JAR): The effect of castration and different castration methods on the growth performance, meat and carcass quality of South African Boer goats (Strydom, P.E.)

17:15 – 17:30 Discussion and interval 

    • Lituma, I. (Lousiana State University): Impact of UV-C Light Treatment on Listeria monocytogenes in Hydroponic Lettuce and Quality Assessment (Ivannova Lituma, Achyut Adhikari) 
    • Jha, S. (Lousiana State University): Isolation and Characterization of Bacillus Megaterium Antimicrobial Peptide Against Listeria and Salmonella Biofilms in Hydroponic Systems (Sheetal Jha, Achyut Adhikari) 
    • Shilpakar, D. (Lousiana State University): Custom-built steam conditioning as a processing intervention for Salmonella enterica reduction on in-shell pecans (Dikshya Shilpakar, Cameron Bardsley, Achyut Adhikar, Karuna Kharel) 
    • Thapaliya, M. (Lousiana State University): Environmental and Strain-Specific Influences on Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm Formation and the Efficacy of Sanitization on Food Contact Surfaces (Manish Thapaliya, Achyut Adhikari) 
    • Dhakal, A. (Lousiana State University): Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Nanoparticle-Impregnated Bacterial Cellulose and Biodegradability Assessment of Bacterial Cellulose for Sustainable Food Packaging (Aakankshya Dhakal, Achyut Adhikari) 

19:10 – 19:25 Discussion and the ending of the first day of the conference 

Program is held under the auspices of:

  • V4+ project (coordinator Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Soňa Hermanová, Ph.D.)
  • Vice Dean of the Faculty of AgriSciences, MENDELU (Assoc. Prof. Ing. Daniel Falta, Ph.D.)
  • Ministry of Agriculture Czech Republic - Food Safety Department, EFSA - KNOWLEDGE JUNCTION

 

Moderators of the International Session on Food Quality and Safety Conference:

  • MSc. Gabriela Franke, Ph.D. (MENDELU)
  • MSc. Ondřej Patloka (MENDELU)
  • assoc. Prof. Ivica Kos, PhD (University of Zagreb/Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Croatia - Hrvatska )
  • assoc. Prof. Achyut Adhikari, Ph.D. (Louisiana State University AgCenter, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana, United States of America)