Institute for Food Safety and Health
Nutrition science | |
Director | Brian T. Schaneberg, PhD |
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Location | Bedford Park, Illinois, United States |
60501 | |
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Website | www |
The Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) is a research consortium consisting of the
History
The Institute was established as the National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) in 1988 with a $6.9 million donation of seven buildings and grounds by
The main building features bas relief murals created by architectural sculptor
In 2011, the NCFST was rebranded as the Institute for Food Safety and Health. The NCFST now operates as a center within the institute, along with new platforms such as the Center for Nutrition Research, Center for Processing Innovation, and the Center for Specialty Programs. IFSH has FDA personnel, IIT faculty and students, and has worked with more than 50 food industry-related partner companies."[2] The institute is currently located in Bedford Park, Illinois.
The IFSH facilities consist of GMP food processing pilot plant & kitchen suite, BSL-2 food processing innovation laboratory, BSL-3 biocontainment pilot plant & laboratory, molecular microbiology laboratories, proficiency testing laboratories, applied chemistry laboratory, analytical chemistry laboratory, clinical nutrition research center, nutrition & biochemistry laboratories, novel food processing bay, thermal food processing laboratories, high pressure processing laboratories, protein & allergens laboratories, food packaging laboratories, high-throughput sequencing laboratory,food microbiology, food chemistry and packaging, and food process engineering.
The Department of Food Science and Nutrition offers certification in several topics, a doctorate degree, and master's degrees.
References
- ^ "About". IIT IFSH. Illinois Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "IIT Opens Institute for Food Safety and Health". Food Product Design. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2014.