Contingency

DTU National Food Institute is an important part of the national food safety contingency plan. The Institute provides services to Danish authorities in relation to urgent and/or serious incidents of social relevance.

The Institute maintains a professional, research-based contingency for quick and efficient handling of urgent food risk issues. This means that the Institute solves its tasks in a continuous interaction between ordinary research and practical preparation of specific, and in some cases, urgent contingency jobs.

As part of its contingency commitments, DTU National Food Institute operates laboratory facilities that have the capacity and equipment required to, e.g., analyse the prevalence of chemical compounds or microbial hazards in food. The National Food Institute operates as a national reference laboratory within several areas.

DTU National Food Institute is involved in outbreak tracking in relation to the handling of zoonotic disease outbreaks.

 

Contact

Dorte Lau Baggesen

Dorte Lau Baggesen Senior Executive Officer, Head of Governmental Advice Phone: +45 35886207 Mobile: +45 25477848