cordially invite you to the international scientific conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the FOOD HYGIENE study program at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
HYGIENA ALIMENTORUM XLVI
Trends in the production and sale of the safe dairy and plant-based products
under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, which will be held May 13 – May 15, 2026 in Hotel Patria**** – Štrbské Pleso, Slovak republic
Conference topics
The main goal of the international scientific conference is to present an actual knowledge in the importance, safety and quality of milk and milk products on the level of national and foreign producers. The section of Hygiene of vegetable foods is also included with the aim of the safety, quality and processing. The poster session may also present current knowledge on health safety and quality of other food commodities.
Chairman and Committee of the Conference
CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
DUDRIKOVÁ Eva, Assoc. Prof. DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak republic
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
BURSOVÁ Šárka, assoc. prof. DVM, Ph.D.
Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, VETUNI Brno
DUDA-CHODAK Aleksandra, Prof. Dr. hab.
Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture in Krakow
GOLIAN Jozef, prof. Ing., Dr.
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, SUA in Nitra
CHUDÝ Martin, DVM
State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic
JAROŠOVÁ, Alžbeta, Prof. Ing., Ph.D.
Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno
KRAJČOVIČ Martin
Slovak Alliance of Modern Trade
MARCINČÁK Slavomír, prof. DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
MELLEN Martin, doc. Ing. PhDr., PhD.
Slovak Association of Dairy Farmers
NAGY Jozef, prof. DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
GÁL Robert, Assoc. Prof. Ing., Ph.D.
Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin
PASTOREK Alexander, Ing.
Slovak Association of Dairy Farmers
ŠOLTY Marián, MUDr.
Slovak Dairy Association
TREMLOVÁ Bohuslava, prof. DVM, Ph.D.
Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, VETUNI Brno
VANKOVÁ Petra, Ing., PhD.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic
VORLOVÁ Lenka, Prof. DVM, Ph.D.
Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, VETUNI Brno
ORGANISING BOARD
KOVÁČOVÁ Mariana, PhDr., PhD.
LÉPESOVÁ Kristína, Ing.
MARCINČÁK Slavomír, Prof. DVM, PhD.
MEGYESY EFTIMOVÁ Zuzana, PhDr. Ing., PhD.
REGECOVÁ Ivana, Assoc. Prof. DVM, PhD.
SEMJON Boris, Assoc. Prof. DVM, PhD.
VÝROSTKOVÁ Jana, Assoc. Prof. DVM, PhD.
ZAHUMENSKÁ Jana, DVM, PhD.
CONTACT
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
Department of Food Hygiene, Technology and Safety
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic hygiena.alimentorum@uvlf.sk
+421 915 984 756, +421 915 984 582
Co-orgnisers
UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND PHARMACY IN KOŠICE, DEPARTMENT OF HYGIENE, TECHNOLOGY AND FOOD SAFETY http://www.uvlf.sk
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC https://www.mpsr.sk
EFSA NATIONAL FOCAL POINT ON TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC MATTERS http://www.mpsr.sk
STATE VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC https://www.svps.sk
SLOVAK SOCIETY FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FOOD AND VETERINARY SCIENCES AT SAS IN BRATISLAVA https://ife.sk
Programme
The detailed conference programme will be sent to registered participants by May 4, 2026.
Conference fee (we are not VAT payers)
Conference fee for active and passive participants (210 €) includes the costs of organisation and technical support, renting of conference places and audiovisual equipment, publication and peer-reviewed electronic proceedings, translation of conference materials, simultaneous translation of lectures (only on May 15), dinner on May 14 (it is necessary to declare your interest in the registration form), lunch on the main conference day (May 15) and social evening.
Lunch on Friday May 15 is not included in the conference fee.
Conference fee for the company presentation (410 €) includes the above-mentioned organization costs (for one person). Each additional person thereafter is subjected to the registration as active or passive participant and pay the conference fee. Each person, who will participate in the conference under the fee for company presentation must submit the online registration form individually.
Please note that the event will be documented photographically.
Details of the participation fee payment
IBAN: SK42 8180 0000 0070 0007 2225 Variable symbol (VS): 121100 BIC: SPSRSKBA Account name: Own Revenues of University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice Payee Bank: State Treasury, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovak Republic Account owner: University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic ID: 00397474
The conference fee is to be covered until May 3, 2026. We are not VAT payers.
Confirmation of payment of the registration fee must be submitted during the registration. In the payment note, enter surnames of the participants. In exceptional circumstances, the fee can be paid at registration. The payment at registration must be notified by email hygiena.alimentorum@uvlf.skuntil May 3, 2026.
If you are interested in attending the Hygiena Alimentorum conference, please fill out AFFIRMATION FORM no later than April 17, 2026.
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION Cancellation before May 7, 2026 will be processed without penalty. Cancellation made after this deadline and later will be subject to a charge of full registration fee and the conference fee will be not refunded. The already paid conference fee will be returned to the registered participant’s account and the registered participant will be removed from the registrants list. Cancellation of participation in the conference musit be notified by e-mail to the organisers e-mail hygiena.alimentorum@uvlf.sk. Cancellation via phone call will not be accepted!
Deadlines
We kindly ask those interested in attending the conference to fill in the AFFIRMATION FORM NO LATER THAN April 17, 2026.
Conference will be held May 13 – May 15, 2026 in Hotel Patria **** – Štrbské Pleso, Slovak Republic.
If you have any questions, please contact the conference organizing committee.
Sponsors and exhibitors
General partner of the conference
Main partners of the conference
Medial partners of the conference
Guidelines for active participants
Active participation in the Hygiena Alimentorum conference is possible in the form of an oral presentation (lecture) or in the form of a poster paper. The output of the conference will be an electronic peer-reviewed proceedings with ISBN, which will contain contributions of active participants, lectures and poster papers. The proceedings will be published on-line and distributed to all registered conference participants.
Manuscripts of lectures or poster contributions to the electronic proceedings must be prepared according to the following guidelines:
Manuscripts in English language write in text editor Microsoft Word, font Times New Roman 12, margins 2.5 cm, A4 format, 1.5 line spacing; pages not numbered.
Title of manuscript: align text to centre, capital, bold.
The names of authors: without degrees, align text to centre, bold, write the omission of one line.
Author’s address: align text to centre, italics. Footnote the affiliations of authors from different departments using superscript letters.
Abstract: align text to the edges; write after the omission of one line.
Key words: max. 5.
Subheadings of paragraph, images, charts, tables: align text left, all signs large, bold.
Paragraphs: align text to the edges, followed a typical structure for scientific papers (introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, acknowledgement, references and contact address).
Figures and tables placed in the text, title above the table and under the figure.
For the preparation of the paper, it is also possible to use the template, which is placed on the conference website. Manuscripts of the lectures or posters will be peer-reviewed and those that do not meet the guidelines will be returned to the author for revision. The organisers reserve the right to select and reject the contributions. Contributions should be submitted by e-mail hygiena.alimentorum@uvlf.sk at the latest April 17, 2026.
GUIDELINES FOR POSTERS Active participants, who choose to participate with a poster paper, in addition to publishing their paper in the electronic proceedings, also present their contribution at the conference in the form of a poster, on a multimedia touch screen. The poster presentation should be prepared in PowerPoint and must include at least a title with the authors’ names, the department and a contact e-mail address. The size requirements for the poster are width – 60 cm and height – 80 cm. Conference participants with a poster are expected to be present at the multimedia screen during the poster session (according to the conference programme).
GUIDELINES FOR LECTURES The time for the plenary lecture is 25 minutes and for lecture is 15 minutes in Slovak, Czech or English language. The time for the oral presentation is strictly limited to the time limit according to the program. Please bring your presentations on USB key. A member of the organizing committee will arrange downloading of your presentation and setting up of the audiovisual equipment before each block of lectures.
Accommodation is arranged and paid by the participant. In Hotel Patria **** – Štrbské Pleso, please book your accommodation exclusively by email under subject „hygiena alimentorum“, not through the hotel’s online booking system.
Price of accommodation (1 night) in Hotel Patria **** – Štrbské Pleso: Lux Double room (one person) – 130,00 € Lux Double room – 145,00 € Lux Apartment – 195,00 € Extra Bed Lux – 50,00 € (there are no single rooms in the hotel, the price is for one person accommodated in a double room) Local tax – á 3,00 €/person/day not included in the price of accommodation.
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