IFT Marks 10 Years of Food Science Advocacy

A decade-long presence in Washington, D.C., has allowed the Institute of Food Technologists to increase its visibility and impact on food-related policy issues via outreach, education, and communication.

Food Technology Magazine | Article

WILLIAM FISHER, ROSETTA L. NEWSOME,

SARAH D. OHLHORST

In October 2000, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) celebrated the grand opening of an office in Washington, D.C., to increase the visibility and impact of IFT as the leading voice of food science and technology. At that time, there was a critical need for an advocate that off ered an independent scientific perspective on food-related policy issues. Expanding IFT’s presence was a natural evolution of our vision and mission statement to forge a new beginning that would positively impact po…

IFT representatives regularly advocate for food science with Capitol Hill legislators.






















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