Partners
Project Coordinator
Prof. dr. Nives Ogrinc
nives.ogrinc@ijs.si
Jožef Stefan Institute – Department of Environmental Sciences
Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) is the leading Slovenian scientific research Institute covering a broad spectrum of basic and applied research. The staff of about 1050 specializes in natural sciences, life sciences and engineering.
Contact person:
– Barbara Korousić Seljak: barbara.korousic@ijs.si
Department of Environmental Sciences (DES) focus on multidisciplinary research with emphasis of physical, chemical, biological processes that influence the environment, food and health. The expertise includes topics related to inorganic, organic contaminants, nanoparticles, radiochemistry, authenticity and origin of food. DES has a status of Designated Institute for the amount of substance (mol) in the National metrology system. The Laboratory for radiochemistry and Group of Organic Biogeochemistry are accredited according to the standard ISO/IEC 17025 for six methods.
Computer System department is concerned primarily with the development of advanced computing structures and efficient algorithms for massive-data processing, and systems for effective human-computer interaction. Within this broad area, we are concentrating on self-reparable and self-organizing systems, modelling and optimizing complex, dynamic and nondeterministic systems.
University of Ljubljana (UL) is the oldest and largest higher education and scientific research institution in Slovenia. University with its rich tradition was founded in 1919. It has approximately 38,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and employs approximately 6,000 higher education teachers, researchers, assistants and administrative staff in 23 faculties and three arts academies.
Biotechnical Faculty (BF). Research at BF incorporate the issues of management of natural resources (soil, space, flora and fauna, water) and concerns overall quality assessment of primary agricultural products and foods, including plant and vegetable products, dairy and meat products. Our expertise covers biochemical, chemical, microbiological, health-related and sensory analyses of food.
Contact person:
– Nataša Poklar Ulrih: natasa.poklar@bf.uni-lj.si
Veterinary Faculty (VF) performs a veterinary study program, research and services in the field of animal health and welfare, food and feed safety and quality. Conducts sampling, chemical, microbiological and microscopic analysis of samples and provides technical, professional and scientific support to the veterinary administration and other customers.
Contact person:
– Jelka Zabavnik Piano: jelka.zabavnikpiano@vf.uni-lj.si
National Institute of Biology (NIB) – The National Institute of Biology (NIB) is a public non-profit organisation performing basic and applied research in the fields of biology, biotechnology, medicine and ecology.
Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology is accredited (according to ISO/IEC 17025) in the field of genetically modified organisms detection in foodstuffs and agricultural products and microbiology (molecular methods) in foodstuffs, agricultural products and biological samples and is National reference laboratory for GMO detection and nominated for detection of microorganisms for plant protection. The Department’s staff has expertise in the field of various molecular biology techniques, including qPCR, digital PCR, NGS, in development of novel diagnostic methods for detection of plant pathogens and genetically modified organisms, and in the field of method validations and standardization. Since 2019 NIB is partner in two EU reference laboratories in the field of plant health.
Contact persons:
– Mojca Milavec: mojca.milavec@nib.si
– Alexandra Bogožalec: alexandra.bogozalec@nib.si
The Science and Research Centre Koper (ZRS Koper).
Highly specialized laboratory, working predominately in the field of olive oil quality and authenticity.
Holder of the national standard for amount of substance/organic compounds, particularly fatty acids, sterols, biophenols, tocopherols, waxes, triacylglycerols and stigmastadienes in biological materials and food.
Laboratory is designated as official laboratory for Slovenian and Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority.
Contact persons:
– Milena Bučar Miklavčič: milena.bucarmiklavcic@zrs-kp.si
– Erika Bešter: erika.bester@zrs-kp.si
The Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (KIS) is a public non-profit research institute that performs fundamental, applied and development research and specialist tasks in agriculture.
Department Central Laboratories are the leading laboratories in the area of agricultural chemistry and oenology in Slovenia.
Central Laboratories are accredited according to standard SIST EN ISO/IEC 17025 and perform analyses of pesticide residues, soil, fertilisers, feeding stuff, honey and wine.
Contact persons:
– For pesticide residues in food, honey, feed, soil, fertilisers: bojana.grofelnik@kis.si
– For wine: bernarda.zitko@kis.si
– Helena Baša-Česnik: helena.basa-cesnik@kis.si
The National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH) is the central and the largest laboratory for public health, dealing with hygienic and health ecological activities, environment protection problems, microbiological professional health and research activities and chemical analyses of samples of different kind.
The Centre for Environment and Health activities are related to the field and in laboratories, providing food sampling and analyses (ingredients, pollutants, labelling, quality), cooperation at official control of food safety for food of non-animal origin, feed, additives, food of animal origin and other samples, providing conformity, safety and risk assessments.
Contact persons:
– Jerica Ivanoš: jerica.ivanos@nlzoh.si
– Barbara Škrjanc: barbara.skrjanc@nlzoh.si
www.nlzoh.si
Ministerial support
- Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
- Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
- Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
- Ministry of the Environment and Spacial Planning
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
The Ministries participate to the SI InteMinisterial Group and a represnetative is involved in the EU-IMG.
METROFOOD-RI is included in the National Roadmap 2020
