Prepare For The Unexpected: A Global Call on 2024 World Food Safety Day.
The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology [NIFST]- Lagos Chapter commemorates the 2024 World Food Safety Day with plethora of advocacy events. The Lagos Chapter of the Institute had a-week-long of events which commenced with members representing the...
ReFoSTS is here again!
Regional Food Science and Technology Summit (ReFoSTS)/ NIFST DAY Celebration is a unique 2- day gathering of Food professionals across all chapters of NIFST in all the geopolitical zones every June. During this meeting, stakeholders are drawn from government and...
Manufacturing Process Improvement Methodologies.
This month’s NIFST Lagos chapter meeting was held on Sunday, 26th May, 2024 at Bells University of Technology, Ota Zone, where the blending and distillation manager, IDL, Ota, Mr. Augustine Ejoh discussed methods for improving manufacturing processes. He...
Safe Food Starts with Safe Workers.
Let’s celebrate everyone in the food industry who keeps us safe and fed. However, food safety is not solely about delivering the final product to consumers, it begins with the well-being of our workers. When food handlers are safe and healthy, they’re...
Why Do Food Get Spoilt In The Fridge Or Freezer? A Focus on Food Spoilage and Preservation: The Temperature Effect.
This week’s discussion on Food Matters focused on Factors responsible for food spoilage in a cold storage system (refrigerator or freezer) Focal Question: Are foods in the refrigerator or freezer susceptible to spoilage? In an example shared about spoiled yogurt...Brominated Vegetable Oil in Carbonated Beverage Drinks: A concern.
The discussion on food matters this week focused on brominated vegetable oil in carbonated beverages (BVO) and whether it should be banned in soft drinks. A question was asked, “What is Brominated Vegetable Oil?” It was a surprise to learn that it’s...Fight Against Food Fraud is a Corroborative Task – GM, LASCOPA
This month’s NIFST Lagos chapter meeting held on February 25th, 2024, at NAFDAC Zone, was quite informative. The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) is a government body in Lagos, Nigeria, tasked with safeguarding consumers’ rights, ensuring...
CLEANING AND SANITATION TECHNIQUES (A guide to achieve sanitary condition in a facility).
Cleaning: This is the physical act of removing dirt, debris, stains from a particular surface to achieve a desired level of cleanliness. Cleaning can be one or all of these: scrapping, blowing, sweeping, wiping, washing etc. One common thing all these methods listed...
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