The European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) is a

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devoted to the advancement of

food science Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the development ...

and

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. 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 The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) ( ) is the global scientific organization and voice for food science and technology representing more than 300,000 food scientists, engineers and technologists through its work in m ...

EFFoST's roles

# Increase closer contacts among the

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, and industrial areas in food. # Enhance rapid technology transfer to increase

economic An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...

competitiveness in

. # Promote continuing education within food science and technology. # Standardize

food law {{Commons category, Food law Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longs ...

and its enforcement throughout Europe. # Maintain collaborative relationships within the European food industry on Knowledge sharing.

Publications

*''

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies ''Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering basic and applied research in food science and technology. It is an official journal of the European Federation of Food Science and Techn ...

(ISFET)'', the official scientific journal of EFFoST. *'' Trends in Food Science and Technology (TIFS)'', a mini

peer-review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

scientific journal that is more involved in

product development In business and engineering, new product development (NPD) covers the complete process of bringing a new product to market, renewing an existing product or introducing a product in a new market. A central aspect of NPD is product design, along w ...

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.

Executive committee

The Executive Committee consists of a President, Past President, President-Elect, four other elected officials, and twelve Members-At-Large.

Headquarters

EFFoST is headquartered in

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References

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Federation Of Food Science And Technology Food technology organizations International scientific organizations based in Europe Organisations based in Gelderland