Additional Resources for More Information

• Understanding Our Food Communications Tool Kit
• Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Achievements of Modern Food Production and Technology
• Special Harvest Edition of Food Insight
• Feeding the World Today and Tomorrow: The Importance of Food Science and Technology -- An IFT Scientific Review.Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. September 2010
• Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Consumer Insights Regarding Food Technology. International Food Information Council, 2010.
• Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health. International Food Information Council Foundation, 2010
• Environment and Consumer Perspectives Surrounding Processed Foods (PDF)

 

Modern Food Production Resources

Print Materials

• Questions and Answers About Modern Food Production
• What the Experts Say About Modern Food Production
• What the Farmers Say About Modern Food Production

 

Expert Video Series

• Part One: Food Safety
• Part Two: Modern Food Production
• Part Three: Growing Our Own Foods
• Part Four: The Business of Farming 

 

Biotechnology Resources

• Sustainable Agriculture: Can Biotechnology Play A Role? 
• Questions and Answers About Food Biotechnology
• Background on Agricultural Practices and Food Technologies

 

Fortification Resources

Food Insight Fortification Series:

• Is Food Fortification Necessary? A Historical Perspective  
• Food Fortification in Today’s World  
• An Eye Toward Personal Nutrition and the Future of Food Fortification 

 

Food Ingredient and Component Resources

• IFIC Foundation-FDA Food Ingredients & Colors Brochure
• Facts about Low-Calorie Sweeteners
• High Fructose Corn Syrup: Consumer Communications
• IFIC Review: The Science of Sugars
• Consumer Sodium Research: Concern, Perceptions and Action
• Background on Dietary Fats and Fat Replacers 

 

Food Safety Resources

• Questions and Answers about Processing Aids Used in Modern Food Production
• A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety Risks
• Fish and Your Health 
• Questions and Answers: Animal Antibiotcs, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Impact on Food Safety

 

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