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Issue 16

October 2014

MEETINGS and EVENTS

IFSH Annual Meeting

The IFSH Annual Stakeholder Meeting for 2014 was held on September 16-17, in Burr Ridge, IL. Over 200 participants, representing the food industry, FDA and other government agencies, and academia attended the meeting. Speakers included Michael Landa, J.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), FDA, who addressed... More

Rapid Methods for Food Safety Microbiology Symposium

IFSH and the Food Research Institute (FRI) of University of Wisconsin Madison co-organized the Symposium on Rapid Methods in Food Safety Microbiology, September 18, 2014, in Burr Ridge, IL. Nearly 100 participants representing the industry, government, and academia attended the one-day symposium. The symposium featured 4 key sessions... More

IFSH MEMBERSHIP
New Members at IFSH IFSH welcomes Bemis Company, Inc., Harmless Harvest, and HealthPro Brands, Inc. as its latest industry members. Visit this link to see a list of all IFSH Members.

ALLIANCE UPDATES
FSPCA Releases Draft Training Curriculum Outline The Food Safety and Preventative Controls Alliance (FSPCA) has released the "Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls for Human Food - Draft Training Curriculum Outline." More

EDUCATION UPDATES

Spring 2015 Courses Announced for Department of Food Science and Nutrition

The IIT Department of Food Science and Nutrition will be offering five courses for the Spring 2015 Semester. Each is being offered at IIT's Main Campus as well as via the internet. More

IFSH STAFF UPDATES
New Member of the IFSH/FDA LPET The FDA Laboratory Proficiency and Evaluation Team, located at IFSH, welcomed a new member. Christina Megalis joined the Team on Monday, September 8, 2014. More

IFSH ON THE ROAD and IN THE PRESS

IFSH Scientists to Present at Ohio State University

Jason Wan, Ph.D., IIT/IFSH, Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Ph.D., IIT/IFSH, and Nathan Anderson, Ph.D., FDA/IFSH will be presenting at the "2014 IFT Nonthermal Processing Workshop/Short course" at Ohio State University, October 21-24, 2014. More

IFSH Director to Speak at the New York Academy of Sciences

IFSH Director Robert Brackett, Ph.D., is one of the keynote speakers at the New York Academy of Sciences event "Food Safety Considerations for Innovative Nutrition Solutions." The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2014. More

IFSH to Participate in Chicago Section IFT Supplier's Night

IFSH will be present at this year's Chicago Section IFT Supplier's Night on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. More

IFSH Co-sponsoring the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference 2014

IFSH is one of the co-sponsors of the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference 2014, hosted by the Partnership for Food Safety Education. More

Reminder - IFSH to Participate in Process Expo 2015

IFSH has committed to provide speakers to the educational program of Process Expo 2015. More

Illinois Institute of Technology's (IIT) Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) is a one-of-a-kind applied food science research institute that provides stakeholders in government, industry and academia the opportunity to develop and exchange knowledge and expertise to address key issues in food safety, food defense and nutrition. Located at IIT's Moffett Campus in Bedford Park, IL, IFSH is also home to the FDA CFSAN Division of Food Processing Science and Technology. For more, visit www.iit.edu/ifsh