The 1999 IFT Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, Ill., July 24–28, featured three sizzling morning Hot Topic sessions featuring more than a dozen blue-ribbon panelists. Each speaker addressed issues at the forefront of the food industry as it enters the next century. This article is a recap of each session.
The Food Medicine Show: From Snake Oil to Fish Oil
“Schizophrenic dichotomy”—that’s how one panelist described the current state of food-related health claim regulations. “On one side you have the…