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The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST, pronounced ) is the international non-governmental organization
established in 1962, devoted to the advancement of food science
and technology
. Its members are nations, represented by their respective national food science and technology institutes and societies (termed Adhering Bodies). Initially called the International Committee of Food Science and Technology, it would become known as IUFoST after the 1970 meeting in Washington, DC. It is a full member of the International Council for Science
(ICSU).
The 1970 meeting in Washington, DC, USA was referred to as "SOS/70" with SOS being referred to as Science of Survival. It addressed issues such as food shortage issues in China
and India
, and the interest in single-cell protein. 60 topics were covered in that meeting. Seven of the topics would be covered at the 2010 meeting in Cape Town: sensory evaluation, food safety, food chemical/ physical structure, food science education, food engineering, grain (corn, wheat, rice, etc.), and nutrition. 37 topics covered in recent congresses were not mentioned at the 1970 meeting. Main issues addressed for the 2010 were climate change for food production and processing, water shortage issues in food processing, obesity, and consumer attitudes on food safety and nutrition both perceived and real.. At the Cape Town Congress the IUFoST General Assembly adopted the "Cape Town Declaration" setting out its commitments on food safety, food security and food science education; and charting the tasks and road ahead for the food science and technology profession (full text available at http://iufost.org/iufost-introduces-outline-plan-work-global-food-science-community).
Between Congresses IUFoST affairs are normally dealt with by the Governing Council, consisting of the elected Officers, the President of the International Academy, the Chair of the Scientific Council and six elected Councillors.
Note that the naming of countries after their names is merely to indicate their locations. It does not indicate that they represent those countries. The By-laws require that they act only in the interests of IUFoST itself.
2010-2012 IUFoST Governing Council membership
President: Prof. Geoffrey Campbell-Platt (UK)
President Elect: Prof. Pingfan Rao (China)
Past President: Dr. David R. Lineback (USA)
Secretary-General/Treasurer: Judith Meech (Canada)
Academy President: Dr. Daryl Lund (USA)
Chair of the Scientific Council: Prof. Rick Yada (Canada)
Councillors:
Dr. Anne Goldman (Canada)
Prof. Dietrich Knorr (Germany)
Prof.Vishweshwaraiah Prakash (India)
Dr. Gordon Robertson (Australia)
Dr. Mary Schmidl (USA)
Mr. Nigel Sunley (South Africa)
The Scientific Council's responsibilities include maintenance of the scientific standard and integrity of all IUFoST activities, including approval of publicly released scientific matters, awarding of prizes and the content of learned statements on scientific matters. It is also responsible for recommendations to the Secretary-General, with the advice from the designated Fellows of the Academy, chairs and members of working groups, task forces to carry out specific tasks such as preparation of position papers, including Scientific Information Bulletins (SIBs) (available at http://iufost.org/iufost-scientific-information-bulletins-sib), and offering of expert advice. The Scientific Council does not play a role in the Union's financial affairs. The Scientific Council is an elected body. Members of the Scientific Council are all Academy Fellows who are elected by other Academy Fellows, subject to General Assembly ratification.
Members of the IUFoST Scientific Council, term 2010-2012
Chair: Prof. Rick Yada (Canada)
Past Chair: Dr. Mary Schmidl (USA)
Chair Elect: Prof. Gustavo Barbosa Canovas (Uruguay)
Councillor: Prof. J. Ralph Blanchfield (UK)
Councillor: Prof. Lucy Sun Hwang (Taipei)
Academy President: Dr. Daryl Lund (USA)
IAFoST does more than simply afford recognition of its Fellows. It takes its own initiatives, with appropriate co-ordination, to promote food science and technology, stimulate education and training, and improve international cooperation. Among its activities, the International Academy nominates candidates for the IUFoST Scientific Council for General Assembly approval and sends proposals for members of working groups to the President or Scientific Council and allocates jury panels for awards.
Academy (IAFoST) Executive Council - Term 2010-2012
President: Dr. Daryl Lund (USA)
President-Elect: Prof. Dr. Eng. Walter Spiess (Germany)
Past-President: Prof. Vishweshwaraiah Prakash (India)
Councillor: Prof. Delia Rodriguez-Amaya (Brazil)
Councillor: Prof. R. Hai Liu (USA)
, Canada
, a suburb of Toronto
.
The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST, pronounced ) is the international non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
established in 1962, devoted to the advancement of food science
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
and technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
. Its members are nations, represented by their respective national food science and technology institutes and societies (termed Adhering Bodies). Initially called the International Committee of Food Science and Technology, it would become known as IUFoST after the 1970 meeting in Washington, DC. It is a full member of the International Council for Science
International Council for Science
The International Council for Science , formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science...
(ICSU).
History
The feasibility of establishing an international organization of food scientists and technologists dedicated to the nutritional needs of the people of the world was informally explored during the First International Congress of Food Science and Technology held in London in 1962. The President of the Congress was Lord Rank, a flour miller among other things, and in his presidential message he said: "If the potentialities of ... food science and technology are to ... culminate and nutritionally adequate, then there must be international collaboration." This crystallised informal discussions that had already been taking place among a number of food scientists from around the world; and from the Congress emerged an International Committee of Food Science and Technology. The work of this Committee culminated in the formal inauguration of the International Union of Food Science and Technology during the Third International Congress of Food Science and Technology convened in 1970 in Washington, DC, USA.The 1970 meeting in Washington, DC, USA was referred to as "SOS/70" with SOS being referred to as Science of Survival. It addressed issues such as food shortage issues in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and the interest in single-cell protein. 60 topics were covered in that meeting. Seven of the topics would be covered at the 2010 meeting in Cape Town: sensory evaluation, food safety, food chemical/ physical structure, food science education, food engineering, grain (corn, wheat, rice, etc.), and nutrition. 37 topics covered in recent congresses were not mentioned at the 1970 meeting. Main issues addressed for the 2010 were climate change for food production and processing, water shortage issues in food processing, obesity, and consumer attitudes on food safety and nutrition both perceived and real.. At the Cape Town Congress the IUFoST General Assembly adopted the "Cape Town Declaration" setting out its commitments on food safety, food security and food science education; and charting the tasks and road ahead for the food science and technology profession (full text available at http://iufost.org/iufost-introduces-outline-plan-work-global-food-science-community).
Governance
The supreme policy-making body is the IUFoST General Assembly, consisting of voting delegates appointed by the Adhering Bodies. It meets during World Congresses but may meet electronically between Congresses if the need arises.Between Congresses IUFoST affairs are normally dealt with by the Governing Council, consisting of the elected Officers, the President of the International Academy, the Chair of the Scientific Council and six elected Councillors.
Note that the naming of countries after their names is merely to indicate their locations. It does not indicate that they represent those countries. The By-laws require that they act only in the interests of IUFoST itself.
2010-2012 IUFoST Governing Council membership
President: Prof. Geoffrey Campbell-Platt (UK)
President Elect: Prof. Pingfan Rao (China)
Past President: Dr. David R. Lineback (USA)
Secretary-General/Treasurer: Judith Meech (Canada)
Academy President: Dr. Daryl Lund (USA)
Chair of the Scientific Council: Prof. Rick Yada (Canada)
Councillors:
Dr. Anne Goldman (Canada)
Prof. Dietrich Knorr (Germany)
Prof.Vishweshwaraiah Prakash (India)
Dr. Gordon Robertson (Australia)
Dr. Mary Schmidl (USA)
Mr. Nigel Sunley (South Africa)
The Scientific Council's responsibilities include maintenance of the scientific standard and integrity of all IUFoST activities, including approval of publicly released scientific matters, awarding of prizes and the content of learned statements on scientific matters. It is also responsible for recommendations to the Secretary-General, with the advice from the designated Fellows of the Academy, chairs and members of working groups, task forces to carry out specific tasks such as preparation of position papers, including Scientific Information Bulletins (SIBs) (available at http://iufost.org/iufost-scientific-information-bulletins-sib), and offering of expert advice. The Scientific Council does not play a role in the Union's financial affairs. The Scientific Council is an elected body. Members of the Scientific Council are all Academy Fellows who are elected by other Academy Fellows, subject to General Assembly ratification.
Members of the IUFoST Scientific Council, term 2010-2012
Chair: Prof. Rick Yada (Canada)
Past Chair: Dr. Mary Schmidl (USA)
Chair Elect: Prof. Gustavo Barbosa Canovas (Uruguay)
Councillor: Prof. J. Ralph Blanchfield (UK)
Councillor: Prof. Lucy Sun Hwang (Taipei)
Academy President: Dr. Daryl Lund (USA)
Disciplinary Groups
There are several specialist international bodies which form Disciplinary Groups under the IUFoST umbrella and contribute Standing Committees. These currently include the International Society of Food Engineers (ISFE), the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), the International Symposium on the Properties of Water (ISOPOW), the International Food Research Collaboration (IFRC) and the International Society of Food Applications of Nanoscale Sciences (ISFANS).Roles
- Every two years, IUFoST hosts a World Congress of Food Science and Technology. The next World Congress is in Iguassu, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in August 2012. The most recent Congress was in Cape Town, South Africa, in August 2010. With over 1000 papers presented with delegates from 78 countries. - It is cosponsor of regional and national conferences, short courses, and workshops. This has included over 80 symposia with subsequent publications afterwards.
- It promotes professional organisation and professionalism among food scientist and technologists
- Liaison with the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
' Food and Agricultural Organization and World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
on international food science and technology issues. - Food Security, Food Safety, Food Science and Technology Education Global Leadership roles
Publications
- e-Newsline published monthly
- Textbook, Food Science and Technology - Wiley Blackwell
- Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & TechnologieLebensmittel-Wissenschaft & TechnologieLebensmittel-Wissenschaft & Technologie is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. It is the official journal of the Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology and the International Union of Food Science and Technology. Its editor in chief is Katrin Hecht ETH Zürich...
(lwt - food science and technology in ), an official journal of IUFoST, published by ElsevierElsevierElsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
in AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. - Trends in Food Science and Technology (TIFS) an official publisher of IUFoST (Elsevier)
- Food Central, an official publisher of IUFoST
- World of Food Science, online journal jointly published by IUFoST and the Institute of Food TechnologistsInstitute of Food TechnologistsThe Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...
(IFT) (http://www.worldfoodscience.org)
The International Academy and its Fellows
The International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST) is a group of elected distinguished food scientists and technologists who collectively form a pool of scientific expertise in food science and technology from which IUFoST may draw non-aligned expert advice on scientific matters. Elected Fellows represent no organisation but serve as independent persons to work and promote high standards of ethics and scientific endeavours. They are at the forefront of IUFoST, helping to strengthen global food science and technology for humanity. They also include the current and past presidents of IUFoST, the current and past secretaries-general of IUFoST., there are 182 Fellows from 45 countries.IAFoST does more than simply afford recognition of its Fellows. It takes its own initiatives, with appropriate co-ordination, to promote food science and technology, stimulate education and training, and improve international cooperation. Among its activities, the International Academy nominates candidates for the IUFoST Scientific Council for General Assembly approval and sends proposals for members of working groups to the President or Scientific Council and allocates jury panels for awards.
Academy (IAFoST) Executive Council - Term 2010-2012
President: Dr. Daryl Lund (USA)
President-Elect: Prof. Dr. Eng. Walter Spiess (Germany)
Past-President: Prof. Vishweshwaraiah Prakash (India)
Councillor: Prof. Delia Rodriguez-Amaya (Brazil)
Councillor: Prof. R. Hai Liu (USA)
World Congresses
| Year | City | Country |
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| 1962 | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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| 1966 | Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... |
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| 1970 | Washington, DC | |
| 1974 | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
 Spain |
| 1978 | Kyoto Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:... |
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| 1983 | Dublin | |
| 1987 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
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| 1991 | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
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| 1995 | Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
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| 1999 | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
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| 2001 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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| 2003 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2006 | Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... |
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| 2008 | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
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| 2010 | Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... |
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| 2012 | Foz do Iguassu | |
| 2014 | Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
Membership
Membership in the International Union of Food Science and Technology is open to all nations on the basis of one representative body from each nation or defined territory. IUFoST represents more than 200,000 food scientists and technologists worldwide through its Adhering Bodies. This also includes regional groups in Western Africa (WAFFoST), Europe (EFFoST), Asia (FIFSTA) and Latin America/Caribbean (ALACCTA).Headquarters
The IUFoST secretariat is headquartered in Oakville, OntarioOakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, a suburb of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.