INGR´S DAYS 2026

 

2026-March-06: The role of conferences: Ingr’s Days

 

The Ingr’s Days 2026 conference took place this week for 3 days. During the main activities in the University auditorium, there was also a rich supplementary program in addition to the main one.

 

Although the 3 days are key for the conference, we live more than an entire week with activities:

• March 3: International Day (including Food Symposium 6.0, which takes place online)
• March 4: Honoured Day (including Gala Dinner)
• March 5: Milk Day (including Czech Brew Star 2026 Awards)

 

The traditional March international Food Quality and Safety Conference deals with the issue of quality parameters of food, food of plant and animal origin, in all contexts. The program includes invited speakers, lectures, and poster communication. The conference is an opportunity for a traditional meeting of participants from among academic staff of universities, research institutions and state control bodies, processing companies and businesses, as well as individuals with an interest in the given issue. Minister of Agriculture Czech Republic Martin Šebestyán patronized this conference, which is also supported within the framework of EFSA. This year's additional program was the memory of Professor Vladimír Kyzlink (known and famous in food preservation) in cooperation with colleagues from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. Furthermore, for the first time in history, an international exhibition of foods produced at universities (pilot plants labiratories, companies, courses with students) or within the framework of applied research was held, this year there were 5 universities from two countries.

On the occasion of the meeting of experts, we traditionally use the facilities, space and time during the conference to meet project teams and operational groups, editorial boards of Scientific Journals, but also for purely social events. This was the Social Evening - Gala Dinner, where participants could see a master bartender (Richard Máša) and a trainer in proper beer dispensing (draught/draft beer) and be and try out the role of trainees. The last Thursday day in the auditorium was concluded with the announcement (BEER STARS - awards and certificates) of the Czech Brew Star competition, which took place at MENDELU on February 6, 2026.

 

This year, we welcomed guests from Finland, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and colleagues from South Africa and the USA also gave online lectures.

I am pleased to write that every major scientific institution that deals with food quality in the Czech Republic had an active representative here.

At the same time, we do not forget the public. Many company representatives were present. And of course, students who have unique opportunities to absorb information and “genius loci”.

At the Social Evening, we presented the conference’s silver commemorative medals to Professor Andrea Serraino (University of Bologna) and Professor Ivica Kos (University of Zagreb) and Professor Lenka Kouřimská (Czech University of Agriculture, Prague).

Therefore, conferences do not only have a scientific dimension, but their social role is also essential.

 

We thank the sponsors and partners of the event, not only those who contributed financially, but also with any support, and of course the conference participants and active speakers presenting the results of their work and knowledge.

 

Thank you all and we look forward to the next year, which will take place from March 2 to 4, 2027.

You are cordially invited.

2025-December-22: We wish you all the best for 2026

We greatly appreciate the interest of experts in our event, which we are trying to open to the public and connect internationally. We belong to a community of professional events that would not exist if institutions, society and people did not keep them alive with care, love and, above all, unceasing work. We thank everyone and wish them all the best until 2026.

Allow us to present the motto for the upcoming year of Ingr 's Days:

"We live in a post-facto era, when information to the broad masses comes primarily from those who have a greater reach and number of followers".

Miroslav Jůzl and team

 

2025-November-19: "Ingr´s Days" will be attended by foreign participants of the HEROES alliance

• The organizers of "Ingros Days" will provide the ID 2026 framework for "Food Science in Practice: Exploring Quality, Safety and Industry Collaboration (BIP)" held within the framework of the HEROES alliance.

What does HEROES stand for?

• "Higher Education for Resilience-Oriented and Empowered Societies" - higher education focused on resilience and empowerment of society.
• What does this mean for the participants of Ingros Days 2026?
• We will have the opportunity to meet foreign participants from universities associated with the HEROES alliance. They are located in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. HEROES also includes associated partners from Albania, France, Greece, Kosovo and Ukraine.
• There will be a space to get to know each other at the Social Evening.

Where can I learn more about HEROES?

• HEROES MENDELU website.
• Alliance HEROES website.

 

2025-November-18: Registration for "Ingr´s Days 2026" has been launched:

• Aplication form.

 

Ingr´s Days 2025 in the MENDELU photo gallery

Remind yourself or spirit of event of this year's Ingr´s Days 2025 in the MENDELU photo gallery.

We are looking forward to the next year, registration opens on November 1, 2025.

We are looking for foreign participants for their active presentations.

 

BOOK OF THE 51ST FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY CONFERENCE (Ingr´s Days 2025) were published on the relevant publications page of the MENDELU website

The papers went through a peer review process.

ISBN online: 978-80-7701-048-1
DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-048-1
Here pdf:
https://doi.mendelu.cz/pdfs/doi/9900/09/3700.pdf 

Links to the proceedings from Ingr's Days can also be found on the conference website:
https://www.ingrovydny.af.mendelu.cz/sbornik 

We invite you to the new upcoming year 2026

We will be honored to address and welcome foreign colleagues from renowned universities engaged in research and education in the scopes of Food Quality and Safety, Human Nutrition, across the areas of AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE, FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, VETERINARY SCIENCES, NUTRITION & DIETETICS, and others.

Traditional event program schedule

• March 3, 2026 (TUESDAY) - International Session of Food Quality and Safety Conference (Food Symposium)
• March 4, 2026 (WEDNESDAY) - Food Quality and Safety Conference (Main Program, and Gala Dinner)
• March 5, 2026 (THURSDAY) - Milk Day at MENDELU

 

INGR´S DAYS 2025

 

2025-03-06: Thank you for your participation and we invite you to the next year of our event

Ingr´s Days 2025 are over, we thank everyone once again for their participation, we thank the institutions, companies and individuals who made this event possible with their patronage and financial or material support, and we thank all members of the scientific and organizational committee.

We remind you of the stable date of the Ingr´s Days, which are traditionally and stably held in the first week of March.

Now the full-text proceedings of the conference are being prepared, the contributions are undergoing a review process. The proceedings are completely placed with a DOI number on the MENDELU website from 2022. Contributions are reviewed and have their own DOI.

We therefore invite you to Ingr´s Days 2026, which will be held on March 3-5, 2026. Wait until we will leave the color of the logo and stylization for future surprises.

 

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March 4, 2025 - International Session - Food Quality and Safety Conference

• Opening ceremony (from 9:00 am) in main auditorium (building A)
• Oral presentation (from 9:15 am)
  • "Food Quality in Digital Age – Section Food Safety and Quality" (from 9:15 am)
  • "Food Quality in Digital Age" – Section Innovation in Food Production (from 11:45 am)
  • "Food Symposium 5.0" Section (from 3:00 pm)

• Time for Online Poster Session (from 1:00 pm)

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March 5, 2025 - Main program for Czech participants of 51st Food Quality and Safety Conference (program in Czech) 

 (program in Czech)

• Opening ceremony (from 9:00 am) in main auditorium (building A)
• Oral presentation (from 9:15 am) 
  • First block of requested lectures (from 9:20 am)
  • Second block of requested lectures (from 11:20 am)
  • Third block of requested lectures (from 01:00 pm)

• Poster session (from 9:00 am till 4:00 pm)
• Best Poster Award (from 01:30 pm)
• Lunch time

  • "Star" awards of the International Beer Competition of various beer categories and beer styles "Czech Beer Star" 

  • Meeting of the Food Quality Science Committee (Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic - FFDI) - building M 2.11 (invitation only for committee members) (from 2:30 pm)

  • EXCURSION and MEETING for foreign participants (building M) (3:00 pm)
• GALA DINNER (from 6:00 pm, building X)

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March 6, 2025 - Milk Day at MENDELU (program in Czech)

• Opening ceremony (from 9:00 am) in main auditorium (building A)
• Oral presentation (from 9:15 am) 
  • First block of requested lectures (from 9:15 am)
  • Second block of requested lectures (from 11:15 am)

On-line registration (link on MS FORMS – click here)

- before FEBRUARY 28th, 2025

Submission of manuscript (Peer-reviewed conference proceedings)

- before FEBRUARY 7th, 2025

Send poster on-line (e-mail: ingrovy.dny@mendelu.cz)

- before FEBRUARY 28th, 2025

Pay conference fees

• payment before FEBRUARY 28^th, 2025

- 80,00 € (without the GALA DINNER fee, MARCH 5^th, 2025)

- 100,00 € (icluding the GALA DINNER fee, MARCH 5^th, 2025)

 Details the payment are (for foreigners): IBAN: CZ 7001000000007200310267, SWIFT: KOMBCZPPXXX