International Association for Food Technology and Research

International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)
legal form	International non-governmental organization
founding	1970 in Washington, DC United States
Seat	Toronto , Canada
Chair	Dr. Mary Schmidle United States
Website	http://iufost.org/

The International Association for Food Technology and Research (IUFoST) is a global organization with more than 200,000 scientists and technicians from more than 38 countries in the field of food research, which has set itself the goal of this complex, which is important for mankind Vote. IUFoST is the multinational association of national food research societies. It is also a full member of the ICSU or its successor organization, the ISC, founded in 2018, and one of the 31 accredited different global scientific organizations that represent the interests of food research at the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the United Nations Development Program Nations (UNDP) and the Codex Alimentarius .

Mission and principles of IUFoST

IUFoST wants to represent the interests of food technology and research for the benefit of mankind .

IUFoST's mission is

• to promote international cooperation and the exchange of ideas and knowledge,
• providing training and education support to food scientists and technicians worldwide,
• the promotion of professional organizations involved in food technology and science.

background

Some British science societies and the United Kingdom government organized a conference in London in 1960 to mark the centenary of the passage of the Food and Drugs Act (UK ) of 1860 and the 150th anniversary of Appert's publication on preservation of food.

One week before the Food and Drugs Conference in London, a symposium of the predecessor societies of the IUFoST took place at the now defunct Royal College of Science and Technology in Glasgow , Scotland , at which the establishment of an internationally effective food science organization was discussed controversially. This question was discussed further the following evening at a reception at the University of Strathclyde . There were objections to the ICSU , which had represented the interests of national nutrition institutes internationally since 1919, so that no change or re-establishment was necessary, while the other side argued that the time was ripe for an independent, worldwide representation of interests. The foreign guests were able to convince the British hosts of the necessity and so the first corresponding international congress took place in London in 1962, at which the question of the need to establish an international organization of nutritionists was initially on the agenda without a tangible result come. Even at the next congress, four years later in Warsaw , no agreement was reached. It was not until the 1970 Congress in Washington, DC , which had the motto "SOS / 70" referring to Science and Survival , that the International Union of Food Science and Technology was born with all the necessary consequences .

The Budapest Declaration 1995

At its seventh meeting in Budapest in 1995, the IUFoST drafted its Budapest Declaration in the responsibility and in the fight of nutritionists and nutritionists against chronic hunger in the Third World and the problems associated with it . Inspired by the international food conference of the FAO and WHO in Rome in 1992, at which this problem took up a large part, the IUFoST declared in the awareness of its central role in the fight against hunger and malnutrition in the world. their determination to do everything in their power to end this poverty. In their declaration, they appealed to all other international scientific organizations to work with them to fight for adequate nutrition in a peaceful world. It was decided that this declaration should be the guide for the next 15 years of the IUFoST.

The Cape Town Declaration 2010

During the 13th General Assembly in Cape Town ( South Africa ), the IUFoST adopted the Cape Town Declaration, its second declaration after the Budapest Declaration of 1995. In it, it expressly reiterated the goals that it had set for itself with its Budapest Declaration and complained in it at the same time the resistance from national organizations and the food industry to the implementation of their intentions.

membership

Membership in the International Union of Food Science and Technology is open to all countries in the world, but only with an appropriate organization. Exceptions are organizations in defined territories such as B. ALACCTA - Central and South America , EFFoST - Europe , FIFSTA - countries of the ASEAN states , MENAFoST - Middle East and North Africa and WAAFoST - West African Association for Food Technology and Research , all of which are also integral parts of IUFoST.

IUFoST represents more than 200,000 scientists and technicians from the respective national and territorial bodies.

structure

The highest body of the IUFoST are the elected members, scientists and technicians from all parts of the world, who are known for their extraordinary achievements and who are entitled to vote at the general assemblies. The rules, developments, actions and controls of the IUFoST are discussed and voted on at the General Assemblies. The results of the voting serve as a guideline for the board of directors, which ensures that these rules are implemented by the management. These rules are also binding for the regional groups in the defined territories .

Programs and assignments

• Development of training programs for students and young scientists, also for distance learning, in which the focus (as of 2020) is particularly on the Sub-Saharan . This also includes learning modules for middle management without formal qualifications in the food industry. These modules are structured around the questions of food safety including HACCP , shelf life, packaging, laws and regulations, hygiene, frozen food and practical tips on nutrition. Local specialists, prepared for their tasks by international experts, lead the courses.
• Provision of scientific reports and the organization of workshops, conferences and symposia in cooperation with partner organizations and regional groups where regional and / or current problems are discussed and solutions sought. As an example, at the invitation and request of relevant Chinese ministries and under the auspices of the Chinese Ministry of Health, IUFoST specialists discussed future international safety issues and perspectives on food cultivation at conferences at a high political level. But IUFoST is also available to advise all other member countries if required.
• At the world congresses, which have taken place every two years since the beginning of the 21st century, guidelines and recommendations on questions of current knowledge such as B. the nano- and biotechnology of food sciences and the results are made available to governments, industry, academies and universities.
• IUFoST promotes the exchange of knowledge between the international community of food technicians and researchers. It also publishes the periodical International Journal of Food Science + Technology , Journal of Food Processing and Preservation and Food Science and Technology from the publisher Wiley-Blackwell

Publications

• e-news in letter
• Textbook, Food Science and Technology - Wiley-Blackwell
• 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 Technologists (IFT) ( Institute of Food Technologists )
• Proceeding from over 100 scientific meetings published in book form, journal and also through electronic publishing

IUFoST world congresses

No.	year	city	country
20th	2020	Auckland	New Zealand
19th	2018	Mumbai	India
18th	2016	Dublin	Ireland
17th	2014	Montreal	Canada
16.	2012	Foz do Iguaçu	Brazil
15th	2010	Cape Town	South Africa
14th	2008	Shanghai	People's Republic of China
13.	2006	Nantes	France
12.	2003	Chicago, Illinois	United States
11.	2001	Seoul	South Korea
10.	1999	Sydney	Australia
9.	1995	Budapest	Hungary
8th.	1991	Toronto	Canada
7th	1987	Singapore	Singapore
6th	1983	Dublin	Ireland
5.	1978	Kyoto	Japan
4th	1974	Madrid	Spain
3.	1970	Washington, DC	United States
2.	1966	Warsaw	Poland
1.	1962	London	United Kingdom

Web link

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ History. IUFoST, accessed on April 15, 2020 (English). 
2. ^ Budapest Declaration. IUFoST, accessed on April 15, 2020 (English). 
3. ^ Cape Town Declaration. IUFoST, accessed on April 15, 2020 (English). 
4. ^ Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved April 16, 2020 . 
5. ^ Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. Wiley-Blackwell, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Food Science and Technology. Wiley-Blackwell, accessed April 16, 2020 .