[ΦTΣ] Certified Food Scientist

[Daryl Lund]

Roger:  I have just read the justification and background information on 
CFS that you linked.  Congratulations for finally sharing some 
information.  However, I am not convinced the CFS is necessary (nor even 
wanted) based on the data provided. Who said food science as a 
discipline is not gaining the recognition it needs? I see no evidence 
that food science needs to have a certification program so it can be 
recognized the way packaging, dietetics, landscape architecture, 
engineering, etc. are.

Finally the argument that there is justification for embargoing 
discussion of the concept while it is being developed is not convincing. 
Your statement, " All of us at IFT are truly sorry if we were not 
effective in communicating progress and listening to your thoughts. 
Please know that it was not our intention to exclude anyone in the 
development of the CFS program." appears to be incorrect since clearly 
membership input was highly selective. I agree with Ferg that this 
should be reconsidered by the the Board after more thorough input by the 
membership. Just a thought.  Daryl

On 4/27/2012 5:54 AM, Roger Clemens wrote:
>
> Good morning, everyone.
>
> We want to acknowledge all the recent emails and let you know that 
> your questions and concerns have been heard. Clearly the new IFT 
> Certified Food
>
> Scientist (CFS) program has highlighted a need for communication to 
> our membership.  Overall, we simply could have done a better job 
> gaining your input. All of us at IFT are truly sorry if we were not 
> effective in communicating progress and listening to your thoughts. 
> Please know that it was not our intention to exclude anyone in the 
> development of the CFS program.  We value your input and commitment to 
> IFT and the food science and technology profession. Working with the 
> academic community as an important stakeholder to IFT remains of 
> utmost importance.
>
> Over the next week, we will be reaching out to you with additional 
> information about a series of teleconferences to continue the 
> dialogue. We welcome your input as loyal IFT members. Ultimately, 
> better communication will help keep us all informed. To get us 
> started, we wanted to provide the following link, which we hope 
> answers some of the questions that have been raised in your emails.
>
> www.ift.org/careercenter/certification/Our-Journey.aspx 
> <http://www.ift.org/careercenter/certification/Our-Journey.aspx>
>
> Roger Clemens, DrPH
>
> President (2011-2012)
>
> Institute of Food Technologists
>
> E: raclemens at ift.org <mailto:raclemens at ift.org>
>
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