International Session Program

PROGRAM 

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

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)