Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology - CIFST
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Founded in 1951, CIFST is the national association for food and beverage sector professionals. Its membership of approximately 1,000 individuals is comprised of scientists and technologists in industry, government and academia who are committed to advancing food science and technology. The purpose of CIFST is to advocate and promote the quality, safety and wholesomeness of the food supply through
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CIFST / ICSTA
The Institute arose out of the recommendations of the National Research Council Committee on Food Preservation, formed during World War II. This committee recognized food technology as an identifiable of science and saw a future need for trained people in the secondary handling and processing of food in Canada. This recommendation led to universities developing food science programs and indirectly establishing food science as a profession in Canada.
During 1946-47 efforts were made in the Montreal area to develop a Food technology Society. In 1947, a British Columbia Food Technology Association was formed. In 1948, Bill Eva established an independent Food Technologists Association of Montreal. In 1949, the Manitoba Food Technology Association was formed in Winnipeg. These three groups came together at the annual meeting of the Agricultural Institute of Canada in Winnipeg on June 19th, 1951 for the purpose of forming a national association. The Canadian Institute of Food Technologists was formed, by the Montreal and Manitoba groups. The BC group opted out at the last minute. 1952, a Toronto section joined the Institute, and would be the last section to join for the next eight years. By the end of 1952, the Institute had 236 members. The membership fee was $1.50!
From its inception the Institute sought close relations with the Institute of Food Technologists, the Agricultural Institute of Canada and the Chemical Institute of Canada. It is interesting to note that, in the early years, the Montreal Section held periodic meetings at the Experimental Farm in Ottawa. The dynamic efforts of the Montreal Section were noticed by 1FT. It was proposed that the 1957 1FT Annual Conference be held in Montreal. Sadly, limited hotel accommodation made it difficult to arrange for so large a convention.
The first national conference of the Canadian Institute of Food Technology was held in Montreal in June 1958. The Institute’s by-laws, seven years in the making were finally accepted at this meeting. These by-laws essentially remained in effect until 1998, when they were rewritten and the Institute reorganized. With the by-laws complete, the Institute was final able to incorporate, and letters patent were issued to CIFT January 20th 1959.
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