European Federation of Food Science and Technology
- European Federation of Food Science and Technology
The European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) is a European-based non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of food science and technology. It consists of eighty different societies in 21 different European countries. They are a regional group of the International Union of Food Science and Technology.
EFFoST's roles
# Increase closer contacts among the academic, government, and industrial areas in food.
# Enhance rapid technology transfer to increase economic competitiveness in Europe.
# Promote continuing education within food science and technology.
# Standardize food law and its enforcement throughout Europe.
# Maintain collaborative relationships within the European food industry on Knowledge sharing.
Publications
*"Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies (ISFET)", the official scientific journal of EFFoST.
*"Trends in Food Science and Technology (TIFS)", a mini peer-review scientific journal that is more involved in product development than basic research.
*"Food Processing Intelligence (FPI)", the official EFFoST book published twice a year on the status of the food industry in Europe.
*Position papers on various issues in European food science and technology.
*General information on foods is provided on the website [http://www.food-info.net Food-Info] , which is run as a project of EFFoST in co-operation with Wageningen University, the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) and the student organisation FISEC
*Also in co-operation with Food-Info a new site on (international) jobs in food and nutrition has been launched.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of a President, Past Presdident, President-Elect, four other elected officials, and twelve Members-At-Large.
Headquarters
EFFoST is headquartered at Wageningen University in Wageningen, Netherlands.
References
* [http://www.effost.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.foodvacancies.eu The EFFoST food jobs site]
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