Food book from a consumer’s perspective

Our latest episode reveals that the Hungarian Food Code is a collection of regulations regarding the quality, safety and marking of groups of foods and food ingredients sold in Hungary, as well as individual foods, as well as the methods to be used in their testing. The binding regulations and guidelines found in the Hungarian Food Code must be applied by a manufacturer if he wants to name his product as specified in the directive. – our experts present some food naming requirements, such as Parisian sausage, hot dogs and fruit juices with different percentages of fruit content. They also cover products that can be marked with special quality marks, such as bagels, t.

The professional management of the work related to the maintenance of the Hungarian Food Code and the adoption of the developed regulations and guidelines take place in the 15-member Hungarian Food Code Committee. The staff of the Institute of Food Science and Technology of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences also take an active role in the work of the Committee.

The “What are you eating TODAY?” film series reaches the audience in the form of personal, practical, visually demanding videos. Each episode is accompanied by a podcast discussion, where university experts explore the topics of the series in more depth. The aim of the series is to initiate dialogue. Viewers can ask questions and vote on topics on social media platforms. The organizers are also planning university competitions and workshops, where interested parties can meet researchers and get closer to science through their own experiences. This will make the series not only a source of information, but also a platform for community experience and scientific dialogue.

The professional leader of the project is Dr. Tamás Kocsis, the winning researcher of the NKFIH Scientific Patronage competition, and associate professor at the Institute of Food Science and Technology at MATE.