Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet Osijek

Department activities are aimed at promotion of methods for assessment of quality of food and nutrition. Research and professional work of staff members involves determination of physical and chemical parameters of nutritional quality well as foodborne hazards.

General research topics given intense emphasis include:

• Analyses of chemical composition and nutritional value of foods

• Examination of sensory properties of novel food products

• Studies of microbiological and chemical contamination of foods and ways of their prevention

• Dietary assessment of target populations

Department has collaborated with Croatian Chamber of Economy, County Chamber Osijek and Croatian Beekeepers Association since 2000, performing analyses of honey for purposes of the national contest. In March 2005, the Department earned Honey and Other Bee Products Analysis Laboratory License by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management (N.N. 41/2005).

Knowledge transfer within the framework of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies is realized through specific subdepartment courses clustered around a common theme, by use of theoretical and practical classes.

Head of Department: Prof. Milena L. Mandić
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