Title: Central Food Research Institute
1Central Food Research Institute
Research activities at CFRI for food
safety Prof. András Székács, D.Sc. Acting
Director General H-1537 Budapest, POB
393 Tel (36 1) 355-8991 FAX (36 1)
212-9853 E-mail a.szekacs_at_cfri.hu
2Central Food Research Institute
1880 National Phyloxera Research Station
1881 Wine Inspection Station
1917 Hungarian Royal Agricultural, Botanical and Viticultural Institute
1949 Canning , Meat and Refrigeration Industry Research Institute (KOHIKI)
1959 Central Food Research Institute (KÉKI, focused on industrial developments)
2001 Central Food Research Institute (KÉKI, focused on food science)
2011 Division of Agricultural Environmental Safety
2012 Central Environmental and Food Science Research Institute (KÉKI)
3Central Food Research Institute
Central Environmental and Food Research Institute
(KÉKI)
4Division of Food Science
- Department of Food Analytics
- Investigation of instrumental analytical methods
for determination of food ingredients - selective and highly sensitive instrumental
methods (HPLC, GC) for food quality and
safety assurance, - near infrared (reflectance/transmittance)
spectroscopy for non-destructive analysis, - research on physical, chemical and biological
methods for food analysis, - quantification of food components and food
contaminants (allergens, toxins and
pesticide residues), - origins and varieties of different raw
materials, - detection of adulteration, unlawful
technological treatments and materials, - analysis of microbial spoilage compoundse,
- investigation of sensor technologies
(biosensors, immunosensors).
5Division of Food Science
- Department of Biology
- Investigation of hazards of novel foods and food
producing technologies in the viewpoint of food
safety - molecular biology screening and quantification
of GMOs, transgenic organisms, potential
allergens using DNA based methodologies, - protein separation techniques, immunoanalytical
methods transgenic proteins, determination of
potential allergenic compounds, - assessment of the fate of antigenic/allergenic
proteins by in vitro and in vivo rat models, - animal (rat/mice) models for biological
evaluation of proteins and modulating of immune
responses using oral adjuvant (probiotics, plant
lectins), - development of probiotics (LAB) based plant
products (selection methods, fermentation
technologies).
6Division of Food Science
- Department of Food Technology Economy and Quality
- Development of novel food technologies, social
and economic studies to establish food safety
strategy, risk communication - novel, environmentally protective and energy
saving food technologies serving consumers
health protection and quality improvement, - application of new technologies based on
physical methods e.g. pulsing electric field
(PEF), radiofrequency and microwave
treatment, supercritical fluid extraction, - novel packaging materials, pilot plant studies,
sensory analysis, - questionnaire assessments at different food
chain players (agricultural producers,
food processors, food trade, restaurants/public
catering), consumers and vulnerable
consumer groups, - consumers and professional opinions regarding
genetically modified food products, - qualitative and quantitative survey techniques
(conjoint analysis, focal groups, opinion
networking, SPSS, etc.), risk management,
consumer protection and information.
7Division of Agricultural Environmental Safety
- Department of Environmental Analytics
- Investigation of instrumental and bioanalytical
methods for determination of environmental
contaminants - pesticide residue analytics,
- organic microcontaminants in environmental
samples (surface and ground water, - soils, biological samples),
- common environmental and food contamination
originated from agriculture, - drinking water quality,
- side effects of organic microcontaminants
(endocrine disruption), - detection of adulteration, unlawful
technological treatments and materials, - investigation of analytical methods (ELISA,
immunosensors), - determination of effects of GMO.
8Division of Agricultural Environmental Safety
- Department of Microbiology
- Microbiological methods for environmental and
food safety problems - effects of traditional and combined processing
technologies to reduce risks of - health impairment due to pathogenic
micro-organisms, effect of novel, not yet
regulated food - processing technologies on bacteria,
- growth and survival of spoilage micro-organisms
in foods, - microbiology of foods of plant origin
investigation of the food chain, - rapid microbiological methods,
- biofilm formation of bacteria on surfaces,
- biodegradation of packaging materials.
9Division of Agricultural Environmental Safety
- Department of Ecotoxicology
- In vitro and in vivo laboratory biotests to
demonstrate the (eco)toxicological effects - in vivo bioassays on atrhropods to assess
ecotoxicological side-effects of environmental - contaminants of agricultural or
anthropogenic origin - microbiological and in vivo mutagenity tests to
assess mutagenicity/potential carcinogenicity - of xenobiotics,
- environmental assassment of genetically
modified (GM) crops, - - harmful effects on protected species
- - resistance problems,
- - possible gene flow (pollen escape,
cross-pollination) - - co-occurrence of insect and fungal pests on
GM crops - environmental issues of hygienic applications
- (grain/produce storage and mosquito
control)
10Food research in Hungary
- Central Food Research Institute, Budapest
- Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Food
Science - Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology - Eszterházy Károly College, EGERFOOD Regional
Research Center, Eger - College of Nyíregyháza, Faculty of Technology and
Agriculture - University of Debrecen, Centre for Agricultural
and Applied Economic Sciences - University of Szeged, Department of Engineering
- University of Kaposvár, Faculty of Economics,
Trade and Marketing Department - University of West Hungary, Faculty of
Agricultural and Food Sciences, Mosonmagyaróvár
- Hungarian Meat Research Institute, Budapest
- Research Institute for Animal Breeding and
Nutrition, Herceghalom - Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllo
- Research Institute for Fruitgrowing
- and Ornamentals, Budapest, Érd
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