A review on the effects of microplastics on environmental sustainability, food production and food safety was discussed.

This article reports on the targeted control (23/483) for residues of polychlorinated biphenyls in chicken eggs, poultry meat, muscles of ostriches, in raw cow's milk and in the muscle of game animals which was announced by the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic on the...

The regulatory aspects of food hygiene and safety in Slovakia and other European countries are discussed, with emphasis on wild boar meat.

The species E. faecium, E. hirae and E. mundtii were detected in raw goat milk. The strains EF14/2, EF18/1, EF16/1 and EFIZ/ 1 showed low-grade ability to form biofilm. All strains were DNase and gelatinase negative, and they showed y-hemoly- sis (negative). Enterococci were mostly susceptible to...

This article describes the activities of the State Veterinary and Food Administration in Slovakia in terms of animal disease control, food safety and regulations.

This article describes the administration and consumption of antibiotics in food animals, the methods for analysis of antibiotics in foods, and the impact on health of antibiotics in foods. The emergence of antibiotic resistance and its dissemination are discussed.

A study was conducted to determine the coagulase negative staphylococci flora of 283 goats and 53 goat milk samples from Slovakia using MALDI-TOF. The isolates were identified as Staphylococcus arlettae, S. capitis, S. sciuri, S. equorum, S. epidermidis, S. hominis, S. lentus, S. pasteuri, S....

To inhibit infection with Hymenolepis spp. prevention is important. Observing personal hygiene and environmental hygiene, or hygiene and food safety should be crucial in the areas with a higher epidemiological risk. Great attention should be paid to respecting personal hygiene and hygienic...

The role of the producer and consumer in assuring food safety during the Covid-19 pandemic was discussed.

This article highlights the efficacy of using fipronil for controlling pest as well as its negative impact on food safety.