IFST Lecture - Science on the menu: how innovation shapes regulation and keeps food safe

This event is organised by IFST

The IFST Lecture is always one of the highlights of our year.

As the Food Standards Agency marks its 25th anniversary, the FSA’s Chair, Professor Susan Jebb, reflects on why the FSA was set up, how science has shaped the approach to regulation and how regulation needs to evolve to manage future risks. 

Livestream: IFST Lecture - Science on the menu

This event is organised by IFST

The IFST Lecture is always one of the highlights of our year. If you cannot attend the event in person, you can join us for the livestreaming of the IFST Lecture - Science on the menu: how innovation shapes regulation and keeps food safe.

As the Food Standards Agency marks its 25th anniversary, the FSA’s Chair, Professor Susan Jebb, reflects on why the FSA was set up, how science has shaped the approach to regulation and how regulation needs to evolve to manage future risks. 

IJFST Early-Careers Research Workshop

Join us for an interactive workshop, at Oxford University, designed for early and emerging academic researchers, led by experienced international researchers, mentors, and life coaches. This event offers invaluable insights into navigating your academic career, writing and publishing research, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Workshop Part I (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM):

FDF Food and Drink Industry Dinner

This event is organised by FDF

The biggest FDF networking event returns to the Guildhall in 2025. Attended by over 400 guests, this black tie dinner brings together the best-known global food & drink brands, the UK’s most successful SMEs, professional affiliates and other key stakeholders.
 

Hain Celestial Technical Visit and Eastern Branch Meet Up

This visit is organised by IFST Eastern Branch and is open to IFST members only

A technical and general interest visit.

Meet IFST Eastern branch and learn about the making of jams and other sweet spreads at the Hain Celestial site at Histon near to Cambridge. This site has a history stretching back to the thriving early traditional old English orchards of Cambridge and of Jam manufacturing using then, local fruit and sugar supplies. Still a sustainably sweet success story in 2025.

What participants will learn: