Don’t Miss the Distinguished Lecturers
by Kelly Frederick
As part of the IFT Annual Meeting Scientific Program, 12 of IFT’s Divisions of special interest and expertise have invited especially accomplished and exemplary professionals to present leading-edge research and information of particular importance to the food industry. Here is a look at the roster of Distinguished Lecturers and a preview of their presentation topics.
Sunday, July 18
• International Division, Dennis Keefe, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. FDA, “International Standards for Food Safety and Health Claims,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room S505ab
• Quality Assurance Division, David Acheson, Leavitt Partners, Washington, D.C., “Food Safety in an Emerging Regulatory Environment: Impact on Food Industry and the Consumer,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room S403ab
Monday, July 19
• Food Laws & Regulations Division, John Bode, Olson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Bode, Matz, “Food Regulation: Evolutionary Changes in Revolutionary Times,” 8:30–10 a.m., Room S505ab
• Nonthermal Processing Division, Marc E. Hendrikx, Lab of Food Technology and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Center, “An Update of High-Pressure Processing of Foods,” 10:30 a.m.–noon, Room N426b
• Food Chemistry Division, Pamela White, Iowa State Univ., “Understanding Dietary Fiber: Source, Definitions, and Impact on Food Quality and Health Implications,” 10:30 a.m.–noon, Room S503ab
• Product Development Division, Demian Dressler, The Dog Cancer Vet, “Innovations in Biofunctional Ingredients for Optimizing Pet Health,” 10:30 a.m.–noon, Room N427ab
• Biotechnology Division, Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, Biotechnology Industry Organization, “Public Policy Technical Session,” 10:30 a.m.–noon, Room S505ab
• Food Microbiology Division, Mark A. Harrison, Univ. of Georgia, “Food Microbiology Technical Session,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room S504ab
• Food Engineering Division, Shelly J. Schmidt, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, “Applications of Water in Food Quality,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room N426b
• Quality Assurance Division, Kathy Musa-Veloso, Cantox Health Sciences Intl., “Health Claims for Food and Supplements: Meeting the Evidence-Based Requirements,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room S505ab
• Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division, Howard Schutz, Univ. of California, Davis, “Part I: The Ever Changing Roles of Sensory Science and Its Applications in Product Development,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room S401ab
• Aquatic Food Products Division, E. Spencer Garrett III, NOAA Fisheries, “Sustainability of Global Fish Stocks and Aquaculture to Food Sufficiency,” 1:30–3 p.m., Room S501cd
Tuesday, July 20
• Nutrition Division, Ben van Ommen, TNO Quality of Life, “Nutrigenomics, Nutritional Phenotype, and Delivery of Personalized Nutrition,” 8:30–10 a.m., Room S401cd
• Nonthermal Processing Division, C. Patrick Dunne, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center, “Novel Processes and Food Safety for Military and Space Feeding,” 8:30–10 a.m., Room S501ab
• Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division, Howard R. Moskowitz, Moskowitz Jacobs Inc., “Part II: Blurring the Roles Between Sensory and Market Research to Advance Consumer Understanding,” 8:30–10 a.m., Room S401ab
• Product Development Division, Gerald Darsch, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center, “Combat Ration Science,” 10:30–noon, Room S504ab
• Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division, David Thomson, MMR Research Worldwide Ltd./Inc., “Part III: Understanding Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors,” 10:30–noon, Room S401ab