IFST’s food processing resources include technical briefs, fact sheets, and knowledge hubs covering irradiation, preservation, additives, and allergen labelling. With guidance on starting a food business and facility setup, they support professionals and entrepreneurs in understanding technologies, ensuring safety, and applying best practices across food manufacturing and production environments.
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Open Access Resources
Processing Factsheets
Food Science Fact Sheets have been compiled to provide clear, concise and scientifically reliable information on key food science topics. They aim to provide the public or lay reader with a basic understanding of scientific principles.
Processing Technical Briefs
IFST Technical Briefs are put together by subject-matter experts to give concise and scientifically reliable summaries of key food science and technology topics.
Processing Knowledge Hub
IFST has created this Knowledge Hub to consolidate advice, practical guidance and links to resources to support everyone across the food sector, as well as consumers and educators.