Events

 Our Featured Speaker ROBERT L BUCHANAN Ph.D. PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE AND CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS College of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA RSVP now! Dr. Buchanan is a Professor Emeritus of Food Safety in the University of Maryland Department of Nutrition and … Continue reading The Importance of Understanding and Managing Residual Food Safety Lists →

Webinar Details: RSVP Now! Are your products delicious? How can you measure creaminess or the wobble of a jelly? How does temperature affect processing, does it really make things better? How do I improve the thickness of coating? Rheology impacts all of these key attributes and behaviors of foods and beverages but can be a … Continue reading Lunch & Learn: Getting Started with Rheology for Foods and Beverages →

We will have 2021 officer introductions, networking opportunities, and of course, fall and fall food-themed trivia! 3 rounds of Fall-themed questions - one fall food round with small prizes after each round Costume contest for IFT Members - audience choice receives a prize.  feel free to invite your household to join in too! This will … Continue reading Virtual Fall Trivia Night →

Join Maryland IFT for an exciting lunch and learn with our featured speaker John Erwin! John Erwin is an environmental physiologist whose research focuses on temperature stress physiology and environmental control in controlled environment agriculture systems.  He received degrees from Delaware Valley College and Michigan State University.  He was a faculty member at the University … Continue reading Exciting Advances in Controlled Environment Agriculture Ensuring Local Access to Nutritious, Safe Food →

Chef Gabby Quintana will be leading an Italian cheesemaking demonstration with artisan pizza and filled pasta making.  We will be making ricotta and mozzarella then topping artisan pizzas and making ravoili with our homemade cheeses.  Come prepared to network with local food science professionals while learning about Italian cuisine and maybe even winning a bottle … Continue reading Italian Cheesemaking Workshop with Artisan Pizza and Filled Pasta Making →

Dr. Nicholas V. C. Ralston will be giving a seminar on environmental and epidemiological risk assessments. Join us for an informative and educational session to learn more about the impact of selenium and mercury in fish. Click to Register!

  Join MD IFT for aquaculture tours, lunch, and networking opportunities!  Stay tuned,  more details to come!

Join us for our 2nd annual holiday party to meet fellow MDIFT members while enjoying the Basque Cuisine of La Cuchara!

Upcycling:  How to Valorize Waste Streams presented by Susan Mayer, CFS RSVP NOW! Valorization, or upcycling, turns waste streams into higher-value ingredients and products.  Many food companies want to either valorize waste streams or include valorized ingredients in their products.  But where to start? This talk will provide an overview of how to valorize waste … Continue reading Zoom Webinar on Upcycling: How to Valorize Waste Streams w/ Susan Mayer, CFS →