Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) Archive

  • Jason Wan Elected as Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology

    Jason Wan Elected as Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology

    March 28, 2024
    Jason Wan, professor of Food Science and Nutrition and associate director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH), has been elected by the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) to the 14th class of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). Wan and the other 24 new fellows will be introduced by the Academy Executive Council, led by Dr. Charles Aworh, academy president, at the 22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology to be held in Rimini, Italy, on September 8–12, 2024.

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  • Washington Red Raspberry Commission Announces Winners of Illinois Tech Food Product Innovation Student Competition

    Washington Red Raspberry Commission Announces Winners of Illinois Tech Food Product Innovation Student Competition

    February 27, 2024
    The Washington Red Raspberry Commission and Illinois Tech Department of Food Science and Nutrition announced winning concepts from the new Food Product Innovation Student Competition, aimed at developing new product concepts for use by the Washington red raspberry industry. Seventeen master’s-level program students participated in the competition, forming five teams and five corresponding product concepts. Student groups presented their concepts to a panel of judges on Feb. 7 at Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations studio in Chicago.

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  • IFSH FSPCA Launches Inaugural Award and Lead Instructor Recognition Program at 7th Annual Conference

    IFSH FSPCA Launches Inaugural Award and Lead Instructor Recognition Program at 7th Annual Conference

    October 31, 2023
    The Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is proud to launch the inaugural Award and Lead Instructor Recognition Program at the 7th FSPCA Annual Conference that was successfully held at Marriott Chicago Southwest, Burr Ridge, Illinois, October 17-18, 2023. The FSPCA Award and Lead Instructor Recognition Program was developed to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals, volunteers and Lead Instructors who have helped FSPCA achieve our mission of building food safety capacities worldwide.

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  • IFSH Associate Director Jason Wan, Ph.D., Named Recipient of the 2023 Darsh Wasan Food Safety Award

    IFSH Associate Director Jason Wan, Ph.D., Named Recipient of the 2023 Darsh Wasan Food Safety Award

    August 8, 2023
    The Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) at Illinois Tech is proud to announce Dr. Jason Wan as the recipient of this year’s 2023 Darsh Wasan Food Safety Award. This annual award is presented to recognize the achievements of an individual or group in the field of food science and technology who have made outstanding contributions in food safety and health across government, academia, and industry.

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  • IFSH-Led Alliance Receives Award from International Food Safety Organization

    IFSH-Led Alliance Receives Award from International Food Safety Organization

    July 25, 2023
    The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) was awarded the 2023 Food Safety Award from the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) at the 2023 IAFP Annual Meeting on July 19 in Toronto, Canada.

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  • IFSH-Led Alliance Receives Award from International Food Safety Organization

    IFSH-Led Alliance Receives Award from International Food Safety Organization

    July 18, 2023
    The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) has been selected to receive the 2023 Food Safety Award from the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP).

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  • IFSH to Host 6th High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Symposium

    IFSH to Host 6th High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Symposium

    May 23, 2023
    The Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) will present the sixth installment of its annual High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Symposium, titled "Food Safety, HTS, Big Data, and Data Sharing: Perspectives from Food Industry, Governmental Agencies, Biotech Companies, and Academia," at the Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge, 1200 Burr Ridge Parkway, on May 31–June 1, 2023 from 1–4:50 p.m.

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  • Register for 2023 IFSH High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Symposium

    Register for 2023 IFSH High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Symposium

    February 23, 2023
    We look forward to your attendance at our 6th IFSH High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Symposium to be held May 31 and June 1, 2023, at the Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge, Illinois. The topic this year will be Food Safety, HTS, Big Data and Data Sharing.

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  • Subjects Sought for Study on Health Benefits of Strawberries

    Subjects Sought for Study on Health Benefits of Strawberries

    December 15, 2022
    Illinois Tech nutrition investigators is looking for participants in a study on the health effects of strawberries. The study involves three study days and two short visits to install a contiguous glucose monitor.

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  • IFSH Executive Director Search

    IFSH Executive Director Search

    December 9, 2021
    Illinois Tech is searching for a new executive director for the Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH).

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