DEPARTMENT OF FOOD ANALYSIS AND NUTRITION is a part of the Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology. The research projects are mainly focused on food and feed quality, authenticity & safety related issues; investigations concerned with the impact of environmental conditions on the human food chain are also included. Special attention is paid to studies concerned with food components interactions / breakdown which may result in changes of nutritional value and/or sensory properties. In the recent years, interdisciplinary ‘omics’-based research aimed at the assessment of in vivo / in vitro effects induced by biologically active compounds, both beneficial and toxic, has been initiated.