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 academia, the Food and Drug Administration, and food related industries. The NCFST (http://www.ncfst.iit.edu/) provides a neutral ground where industry, academia and government scientists can pool their scientific expertise and institutional perspectives to address food safety issues in a proactive and creative manner. The program at the NCFST consists of two components; research and outreach, with governance and policy determined by an Oversight Advisory Committee composed of FDA, academic and industry members.