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Educational Grant Provided By International Food Information Council

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Founded in 1985, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to effectively communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, government officials, journalists and others providing information to consumers. Supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries, it is unique in that it does not represent any product or company, nor does it lobby for legislative or regulatory action.

IFIC's purpose is to bridge the gap between science and communications by collecting and disseminating scientific information on food safety, nutrition and health and by working with an extensive roster of scientific experts to help translate research into understandable and useful information for opinion leaders and ultimately, consumers. These groups find the IFIC reservoir of science and health data a valuable and easily accessed resource.

Based in Washington, DC, IFIC focuses primarily on U.S. issues. It also participates in an informal network of independent food information organizations in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and South Africa.

In 1991, the International Food Information Council Foundation was established as the educational arm of IFIC to further provide science-based communication on food safety, nutrition and health.
www.ific.org

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