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Issue 18              

April 2015   

NEW OPPORTUNITIES AT IFSH!

 

IFSH TCM's, Whole Genome Sequencing for Food Safety, and More 

 

In addition to our 2015 Annual Meeting, IFSH is implementing a series of webinar based workshops- in lieu of our Mid-Year Meeting - to communicate and engage with our members and stakeholders. This includes... More

 

Food Safety Innovation Center at IFSH

 

The Food Safety Innovation Center at IFSH will feature an attractive workshop space for subscribed members and sponsors that will leverage the food safety training tools and experience of the IFSH research collaborative mission... More

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

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NEW MEMBERS

IFSH welcomes two new members, Aquaponics Association and Connect Food!... More

RESEARCH GRANTS AND PROJECTS

Food Allergens: Best Practices for Assessing, Managing and Communicating the Risks

Illinois Institute of Technology was awarded $50,000 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Identifying and Targeting Food Safety Needs program for organizing a conference allowing researchers and subject matter experts to discuss the current status and issues associated with the management of food allergens... More

IFSH ON THE ROAD AND IN THE PRESS

 

Good Food Festival and Conference 2015: Food Policy

(March 20) Robert Brackett, Ph.D., IIT Vice President and IFSH Director... More

 

Experimental Biology 2015: Polyphenols in Foods

(March 28 -April 1) EB conference in Boston - Britt Burton Freeman, Ph.D., Director of IFSH's Center for Nutrition Research... More

 

Clean Label Conference 2015:High Pressure Processing

(March 30 - April 1) Clean Label Conference - Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Ph.D... More

 

IAFP European Symposium on Food Safety: Norovirus
(April 20) IAFP European Symposium on Food Safety - Alvin Lee, Ph.D. Director of IFSH's Center for Processing Innovation... More

 

IFT Nonthermal Processing Division
Jason Wan, Ph.D., IFSH Associate Director, was elected as Chair-Elect for the IFT Nonthermal Processing Division... More

ALLIANCE UPDATES

FOOD SAFETY PREVENTIVE CONTROL ALLIANCE

The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) held a curriculum pilot session in April (Rockville, MD), and future pilot sessions are scheduled for May (Vancouver, WA) and June (Chicago, IL). Train-the-trainer sessions will begin after the final rule is published... More

 

SPROUT SAFETY ALLIANCE 

 

The Sprout Safety Alliance (SSA), a FDA/IFSH-IIT alliance, is developing a core curriculum, training, and outreach programs for sprout growers to enhance the industry's understanding and implementation of best practices and requirements in the rule on standards for produce safety required by the FDA FSMA... More 

IFSH SEMINAR SERIES

In September 2014, IFSH began a monthly Seminar Series to highlight work being conducted by IIT and FDA scientists at IFSH, as well as specially invited speakers from other institutions. For a complete list of the seminars with speaker biographical sketches and abstracts... More


EDUCATION UPDATES

 

FALL 2015 Courses Announced for Department of Food Science and Nutrition  

The IIT Department of Food Science and Nutrition will be offering the following courses for the Fall 2015 Semester 
(August 24 - December 5)... 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