Corporate Body
Food Science Australia - CSIRO (1997 - )
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- 1997
North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia - Functions
- Industrial or scientific research and Food or beverage industry
- Location
- North Ryde, New South Wales
Summary
Food Science Australia replaced the CSIRO Division of Food Science and Technology. It is a joint venture of CSIRO and the Australian Food Industry Science Centre (AFISC), created in 1997. Food Science Australia develops methods of processing, packaging and distributing foods with an emphasis on efficiency, safety and quality.
Related entries
Timeline
c. 1926 - 1931 CSIR Cold Storage Investigations
1931 - 1940 CSIR Food Preservation and Transport Section
1939 - 1962 CSIR/O Dairy Research Section
1940 - 1960 CSIR/O Division of Food Preservation and Transport
1962 - 1971 CSIRO Division of Food Preservation
1962 - 1971 CSIRO Division of Dairy Research
1971 - 1988 CSIRO Division of Food Research
1988 - 1992 CSIRO Division of Food Processing
1992 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Food Science and Technology
1997 - Food Science Australia - CSIRO
Controlling Corporate Bodies
Participates in
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1303576. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 22 June 2000, Last modified: 21 December 2011
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