CHICAGO – July 2, 2026 – The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is proud to announce the ...

Meet the six Startup Pitch Competition finalists competing at IFT FIRST 2026 to showcase food innovation and win the $10,000 grand prize. CHICAGO – July 1, 2026 – The Institute of Food Technologists ...

Advanced filtration and separation technologies like those from Pall are enabling more efficient, scalable, and contamination-resistant production of fermentation-derived ingredients, improving yield, ...

Plastic packaging plays a central role in protecting food from spoilage and contamination. But new research suggests that the smallest plastic particles may also influence how pathogens behave.

Discover how Purdue's PICS storage bags protect harvests from insects without chemicals, helping 12 million smallholder ...

Shawn Stevens of Food Industry Counsel explains how AI in food safety can create legal risk if companies fail to act on early ...

AI depends on structured, reliable data to deliver usable insights, and many companies are still building the systems to support it. Without the right data foundation, AI outputs are difficult to ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the most common modifiable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and coronary artery disease. It is also known to ...

Imagine eating as much as a credit card’s weight in plastic every week. That’s five grams of plastic, the amount that many people ingest in their weekly diets, according to a 2021 report published in ...

AI-enabled measurement, intelligent packaging, advanced upcycling technologies, and bioaccessibility science are converging to transform food waste from a disposal problem into a performance-driven, ...

From spent grains and wheat-stalk fiber to coffee grounds and whey, upcycled side streams are expanding the ingredient toolbox. Food companies are increasingly using byproducts and side streams to ...

Jonathan Foley says meaningful climate progress in food systems requires prioritizing proven, scalable solutions over well-intentioned ideas that fall short. Climate leadership means making hard ...