Andrej Ovca

Assistant Professor at University of Ljubljana (Faculty of Health Sciences) with high interest in hygiene and food safety.

[Harvard Epidemiology @HarvardEpi]

Happy (early) Birthday to the father of Field Epidemiology! John Snow, who turns 213 on March 15th, is legendary for using disease mapping to determine the source of the London cholera outbreak in 1854. #JohnSnow #Epidemiology

@JohnSnowSociety

[Louise Manning @foodsafetyljm]

New study finds 1,450% increase in microplastic levels within soil after four years of sewage sludge application https://t.co/Wump43ddXA

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

28th Ljubljana Marathon - My first officially measured 42,195 meters.

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

Threats of the air forces for food safety. https://t.co/hw6dC2GyHV

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

For real.

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

Our latest #research on consumer food safety related to raw meat-based pet diets published in the Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety with @SpringerNature. Great collaboration with @vbulochova and @Research_Ellen. The article is available at: https://t.co/hddF8KBz1v

[ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre @ZERO2FIVE_]

Our state-of-the-art research kitchen is equipped with cameras that discreetly capture the actions of research participants engaging in food preparation. Find out how we use it to gain invaluable insights into consumer food safety practices within a real-life domestic setting.

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

I can't do without students for long and even during the exam period at my home university I escape to another place where I can give lectures :) @UU_University #foodsafety

[TED Talks @TEDTalks]

"AI today is unbelievably intelligent and then shockingly stupid."

Computer scientist Yejin Choi examines the incredible power of large language models like ChatGPT — as well as how much further they still have to grow:

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

An academically inspiring and content-rich week at the
@ZERO2FIVE_ at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Many thanks to everyone I met, especially to @Research_Ellen for such an intense but very productive schedule. We will certainly be collaborating more intensively in the future.

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

All the time in pleasant company and lively conversations with researchers from the @ZERO2FIVE_ research centre and other conference participants.

[Prof Elizabeth Redmond - food safety research @LFoodsafety]

Great for @ZERO2FIVE_ #foodsafety researchers to link up @ukafp2023 today - and especially good to be joined by @AOvca from University of Ljubljana to discuss mutual research interests.

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

A very pleasant start to an interesting and content-rich week, organized by @Research_Ellen from @ZERO2FIVE_ at @cardiffmet

[Ellen W. Evans @Research_Ellen]

Joining us this week at @cardiffmet @ZERO2FIVE_ on an @EUErasmusPlus mobility programme is Dr @AOvca from University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Welcome to Cardiff. Croeso i Gaerdydd.

[Louise Manning @foodsafetyljm]

A short technical brief on AI and food safety that I have supported writing with the IFST has been published online https://t.co/vbKemiZHPe

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

Already in 2019, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recognised the feeding of raw meat to cats and dogs as a potential transmission route not only for pathogens but also for antibiotic-resistant microorganisms as an emerging public health risk. https://t.co/hsf0NxxNJg

[Ellen W. Evans @Research_Ellen]

Yesterday I promised a #foodsafety related poem in the style of Dr John Cooper Clarke @official_jcc to mark #NationalPoetryDay, so what do you think @CCfunkandsoul?

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

#Productivestupidity

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

It's okay to feel stupid, especially doing science.

[source: https://t.co/MSeb4c9HEk]

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

@sfpmconsulting @Research_Ellen @ZERO2FIVE_ @cardiffmet https://t.co/LyzVfKVI5o

[Ellen W. Evans @Research_Ellen]

Great job @vbulochova presenting the collaborative research about raw meat bases pet feeding in UK and Slovenia 🇬🇧 🇸🇮 🐕 🐈 #IAFP2023 well done!

[Andrej Ovca @AOvca]

Don't miss it, you won't regret it :)

[Veronika Bulochova @vbulochova]

We invite attendees of #iafp2023 to come and see the technical presentation in which we discuss the findings from our collaborative study regarding the raw meat-based pet diets.
T9 Room 717 at 11:30.
#rawpets #rawpetdiets #foodsafety #safefood

[ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre @ZERO2FIVE_]

This week we’re sharing some of our latest consumer food safety research at the #IAFP2023 Annual Meeting in Toronto. From raw meat based pet diets and meal kit recipe boxes to expressing breastmilk, have a read of our research ⬇️
https://t.co/hR1J356YMa