OUR STORY

Founding &
Development

SIFST was founded in 1977 as a non-profit scientific society with members working in food science, food technology and related professions in industry, academia and government. The Institute was registered as a Professional Society by the Registrar of Societies in May of 1977. It started with only 40 members but currently it has over 300 Fellows (Fellows), Associates, Licentiates, Graduate members, Student members and Corporate members.

The Institute became a member of the Singapore Professional Centre in 1979 and was awarded membership of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) in 1980. The Institute became an affiliate organisation of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) of the USA in 1989 and is a member of the Federation of Institutes of Food Science and Technology in ASEAN (FIFSTA).

Representatives of the Institute sit on the Advisory Committee for the Diploma in Chemical Process Technology (Food Technology) at Singapore Polytechnic, SPRING Singapore Food Standards Committee, Singapore Accreditation Council, Accreditation Scheme for HACCP/ISO22000 and the Food Advisory Committee of the Agri-Veterinary Authority of Singapore. SIFST also has representation on several national and international food related technical committees and working groups.