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Product Tracing Key to Protecting the Public from Future Salmonella Outbreaks: IFT Report Issued Earlier This Year to FDA

The recent Salmonella outbreak in eggs highlights a crucial need for an effective product tracing system. According to the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific society focusing on the science of food, a product tracing system would make it possible to identify food-borne illness outbreaks earlier as well as contain the outbreak faster.

Product Tracing Key to Protecting the Public from Future Salmonella Outbreaks: IFT Report Issued Earlier This Year to FDA

August 26, 2010
The recent Salmonella outbreak in eggs highlights a crucial need for an effective product tracing system. According to the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific society focusing on the science of food, a product tracing system would make it possible to identify food-borne illness outbreaks earlier as well as contain the outbreak faster.  (Read more)

IFT Media Update

August 18, 2010
The following news briefs are from the Institute of Food Technologists® (IFT®), a nonprofit scientific society with members working in food science, food technology, and related professions in industry, academia, and government. The briefs are derived from the Journal of Food Science and Food Technology magazine. The monthly media update also includes information on science and policy and IFT events. For additional information contact 1-800-IFT-FOOD or Mindy Weinstein mweinstein@ift.org, 312-604-0231.  (Read more)

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Reaches Out to Help Those in Need through Feeding America Volunteer Initiative

July 29, 2010
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), headquartered in Chicago, partnered with the Greater Chicago Food Depository during its 2010 Annual Meeting & Food Expo to pack food for distribution to local families. (Read more)

Drinking Coffee May Provide Protection Against Heart Disease and Other Illnesses

July 21, 2010
Drinking several cups of coffee each day does not pose a greater risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, and may even provide some protection against those illnesses, according to an expert panel at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo®. (Read more)

High-Fiber Diet Can Ward Off Heart Disease and Diabetes

July 21, 2010
A diet high in fiber can provide significant protection against type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, according to a scientific panel at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo®. (Read more)

Novel nutraceuticals derived from classic, favorite foods and beverages show promise in disease treatment and prevention

July 21, 2010
Taking favorite nutrient-dense and antioxidant-rich foods a step further, presenters at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo® shared ways in which proven disease-fighting and immune-building substances derived from plants, animals and minerals are being used as next-generation nutraceuticals.
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