IFT and International Food Science

I attended the International Union of Food Science and Technology’s 13th World Congress of Food Science and Technology in Nantes, France, on September 17–21 and found that IFT is respected as a leader in our field by organizations from 62 countries belonging to IUFoST.

This respect is evident in many ways, including the election of IFT Past President David R. Lineback as 2006–08 President of IUFoST and the fact that several other IFT members also are active and hold leadership positions in the or…