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Food Science 101

More Than Just a “Box”

For many of us, they are simply “drink boxes”. We pull them out of the refrigerator, jab the straw through the covered hole on the top, and casually throw them away when they are empty. However, there is much more to these ubiquitous containers than meets the eye.

The Challenge of Drying Berries

The whole purpose of fruits and berries is protecting the seeds to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the plant. Berries surround the seeds with a moist fleshy material to provide nutrients and water when the seeds begin to grow.

Turning up the Heat on Peppers

Recently, I began working on a project which included the objective of adding value to a region’s local agricultural crops. One way to do this is through a minimal processing approach such as drying. Drying has the advantage of increasing the storage life of the product while removing much of the weight, making it easier and more economical to ship to more distant markets.

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IUFoST Scientific Information Bulletin (SIB)

 

FOOD FRAUD PREVENTION

John Spink, PhD
Summary
Food Fraud – and the focus on prevention – is an important and evolving food industry focus. Even though the vast majority of these incidents do not have a health hazard in some ways they are more dangerous because the substances and actions are unknown and untraceable.  The types of food fraud stretch the traditional role of food science and technology to include criminology, supply chain traceability and other control systems. The food authenticity and integrity testing will be the most complex actions and their value should be assessed in terms of the contribution to prevention. This Scientific Information Bulletin (SIB) presents an introduction, review of incidents, the fundamentals of prevention which then provide insight on the optimal role of Food Science and Technology.
See IUFoST SIBS below for the complete Food Fraud Prevention Scientific Information Bulletin.

 

2017

 

 

 

Congratulations Prof. Dr. Purwiyatno Hariyadi

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Puwiyatno Hariyadi who has been elected to the position of Vice-Chair of the  CODEX Alimentarius Commission.

Dr. Hariyadi is a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST) and Senior scientist, SEAFAST Center; Professor, Dept. Food Science and Technology, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia.

World Congress

 

Mumbai, India

 

October 23-27, 2018

 

Register at www.iufost2018.com