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Board of Directors About ICFST The Illinois Center for Food Safety and Technology was established in 1999 after the acceptance of a proposal from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA). The proposal combined strategies from industry, academia and government to create an organization that would identify and address safety and technology issues of Illinois food companies. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs granted IIT one million dollars to establish the Illinois Center for Food Safety and Technology (ICFST). The plan includes many of the successful concepts that were already in operation at the NCFST and provides for close interaction between the two entities. NCFST was created through a CRADA with the US Food and Drug Administration, IIT, and member companies and is industry and federally funded. This affiliation with and proximity to the National Center make available expertise, equipment, and capabilities far beyond what could be accomplished at any other location. Since its inception, ICFST has worked to form and leverage partnerships with NCFST, industry, academia and government in order to serve the Illinois food industry. The focus has been and continues to be education and training, outreach and service to the food industry, and the creation of a facility where small and medium sized food companies can find the resources necessary to help them manufacture and distribute safe foods in a successful business environment.
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