NCFST

    National Center for Food Safety and Technology

    Moffett Campus
    6502 South Archer Rd.
    Summit-Argo, IL 60501
    P 708.563.1576
    F 708.563.1873

    National Center for Food Safety and Technology

    Image of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology

    The National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) is a unique research consortium composed of scientists from the Illinois Institute of Technology, US Food and Drug Administration, and the food industry. NCFST provides a neutral ground where industry, academia and government scientists can pool their scientific expertise and institutional perspectives to address food safety and nutrition issues in a proactive and creative manner to enhance public health.


    Highlights

    Recruitment Opportunities at the 2010
    IIT Fall Career Fair
    Thursday, September 23
    Hermann Hall | IIT Main Campus

    Recruit among more than 1,000 IIT students and alumni across a variety of majors including food safety and technology, food process engineering, biology, chemistry, business, computer science, information technology and more.
    > Employer information (pdf)
    > Register online

    NCFST Welcomes Dr. Robert E. Brackett as Director

    Robert E. Brackett, PhD, has been named by President John Anderson as the new director and vice president of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Brackett will be responsible for management of the center and will continue to improve its stature as a national and international leader in the field..
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    And the 2010 NCFST Award Goes to...

    NCFST presented its prestigious 2010 NCFST Award to member Daniel G. Brown, a 37-year veteran of Hormel Foods Corp., at the consortium’s Mid-Year Meeting held in Burr Ridge, IL, April 6-7, 2010.
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    Get the Latest Food Safety Watch Newsletter

    Check out the Spring 2010 issue of the NCFST newsletter, featuring news briefs on the Agilent Technologies-NCFST research collaboration, new staff welcomes, and more.
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    Image of 2009 IFT AwardPATS Process Wins IFT Innovation Award

    The Institute of Food Technologists awarded NCFST a prestigious 2009 IFT Innovation Award for the novel food safety technology, pressure assisted thermal sterilization.
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    Link to NCFST video with anchorman Bill Curtis

    More about the NCFST (video)


    Did You Know?

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    NCFST celebrated 20 years of scientific excellence in 2008.

    NCFST facade detail

    •  The murals featured on the face of NCFST’s main building were designed by a famous sculptor. Find out who on our History and Mission page.

    •  NCFST’s Clinical Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) offers food industry members value-added R&D opportunities through human clinical trials. Download a CNRC brochure (.pdf) for more information.


    How Do I Become a Member?
    Visit our Industry Partnering page to find out how NCFST membership can benefit your company’s food safety and nutrition research programs.
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    National Center for Food Safety and Technology | Illinois Institute of Technology | Moffett Campus
    6502 South Archer Rd. Summit-Argo, IL 60501-1957 (P) 708.563.1576 (F) 708.563.1873