Events and News 2018/2019

The conference was held within the framework of the International Spring School of European Union projects of the ERASMUS + Jean Monnet Department of FoodPro (# 587488-EPP-1-2017-1-UA-EPPJMO-CHAIR) and Jean Monnet EcoPro Module (# 574796-EPP-1- 2016-1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE), implemented at the National University of Food Technology.

On April 23, Maria Galaburda, as the coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module on EU Food Safety Control, presented the report "Requirements for the Development, Implementation and Application of Ongoing Procedures Based on the Principles of the Food Safety Management System (HACCP)", which aroused considerable interest among listeners.

Oleksandr Shevchenko, Vice-Rector for Research at NUHT, Natalia Gregirchak, Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Environmental Control of NUHT, and Petro Krainik, Manager of the National Erasmus + Office in Ukraine, welcomed the participants of the International Spring School.

Igor Yakymenko, Professor of the Department of Environmental Safety and Health Protection at NUHT, Coordinator of FoodPro and EcoPro Projects, outlined the modern dimensions of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy.

FoodPro project participant, assistant professor at the International Institute of Industrial Environmental Economics, University of Lund (Sweden), Yulia Voitenko-Palgan, covered information on sustainable consumption, its principles and issues in the EU and other countries.

Nina Kildiy, Head of the Testing Department of the Test Consumer Expertise Research Center, analyzed the state of consumer protection in Ukraine.

Kateryna Sebkova, EcoPro project participant and director of the National Center for Toxic Compounds in the Environment at Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic), highlighted the prospects for a cyclical economy in terms of sustainable development in the EU and the world.

Project Coordinator Jean Monnet Module "Food Safety Control in the EU", Associate Professor of Veterinary Examination NULES Mariia Galaburda provided information on the requirements for the development, implementation and application of permanent procedures based on HACCP principles on food safety in the EU.

After the opening of the event, the project coordinator Maria Galaburda provided the participants with information about the goals of the project "Food Safety Control in the EU" and about Jean Monnet's programs in general.

The first day of the school was dedicated to food safety control and implementation of European and international requirements into national legislation.

Oleksandr Ovcharenko, First Deputy Head of the Main Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in Kyiv, reported on the experience and state of food safety control in the capital.

Associate Professor of the Department of Standardization and Certification of Agricultural Products NULES of Ukraine Yulia Sliva highlighted the requirements of European retail chains for food products imported into the EU, emphasizing the current standards.

Nina Kildiy, Head of Testing at the Test Consumer Research Center for Independent Consumer Expertise, highlighted the state of consumer protection regarding food safety and quality and stressed the problem of counterfeiting, which can pose a threat to public health. This issue aroused great interest and discussion among the participants.

Ways to confirm the safety and quality of dairy products at the stages of the food chain were described by Ludmila Kondrasiy, PhD, assistant of the department of veterinary and sanitary examination.

Veronika Movchan, Director of Research at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, spoke to the participants about the economic aspects of deepening relations between the EU and Ukraine in the field of food trade.

Iryna Vysotska, an expert of the Swiss-Ukrainian project “Creating a food safety control system based on risk assessment in the dairy production and marketing cycle in Ukraine” presented the software application" Dairy Module "developed for the pilot project" Raw Milk Control Program "and designed for implementation by the State Food and Consumer Service by integrating into the Main Information System. for control of milk market operators in Ukraine.

Maria Galaburda highlighted the current problems of food safety control in the EU and also introduced students to the principles of risk management in the feed chain.

Oleg Konks, Pig Manager of BIOMIN Ukraine acquainted the participants with the current risks of mycotoxins in feed and food products with an analysis of the situation in the world and in Ukraine and revealed approaches to managing these risks.

Screening and confirmatory methods of control of hygienic indicators, content of pathogenic microorganisms and allergens in the production of food products to be used by food producers were highlighted by Pavlo Futernyk, Director of ROMER Labs Ukraine.

The participants of the school were also presented a lecture by Professor of Teramo University Manuel Sergi "Validation of the method of laboratory research on the example of chromatography" and acquainted with the activities of the Erasmus + project Development of higher education potential "Improving laboratory practice skills in agri-food sector Europe East" Ludmila Stepura.

The third day of the school was devoted exclusively to the theme of organic production. Ruslan Bilyk, a representative of Organic-Standard LLC, told the participants about the certification and inspection of the production of organic products and the introduction of European requirements in Ukraine.

The Spring School provided participants with comprehensive, up-to-date and objective information on food safety controls in the EU and relevant national legislation, and helped raise awareness of food and feed safety issues and challenges.