Three Hot Topic sessions were presented at the Institute of Food Technologists’ Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La., June 23–27, 2001. This article describes how bioterrorism, research trends, and livestock epidemics such as Mad Cow and Foot-and-Mouth are affecting food technologists and the food industry.
Combating the growing risk of bioterrorism
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