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The Earle Travel Fellowship in Technology 

The Earle Travel Fellowship is awarded annually to support and encourage young professional engineers and food technologists. The aim of the fellowship is to increase the knowledge and skills of professionals through overseas travel. It is envisaged that the skills gained, and the contacts made, through visiting overseas research and development institutes, and attending international conferences will enable successful candidates to improve technology in New Zealand.

Applications are invited from young (under 40 years old) members of NZIFST, Engineering NZ, IChemE in New Zealand or PDMA.

Applications for 2019 close 24 May
For more details and to apply go to Earle Travel Fellowship application form 2019.pdf 

Contribution to Food Safety Award – an individual, a team, or an organisation who has made a significant improvement to food safety in New Zealand. This could include developing or improving a food safety process or operation. It could be in one sector or across a few.

If this sounds like someone or an organisation you know, please visit this MPI web page for more information on how to nominate. Or pass this information to them directly, as self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations close at 5pm, 23 May 2019. To make nominations easier, this year there is an online nomination form available for the first time.

The award will be presented at the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) awards dinner on 3 July 2019 in Christchurch. Previous winners of the award are Professor Nigel French (2018) and Dr Lesley Rhodes (2017). 

Nominations are now open for the:

NZIFST/Allergen Bureau
BEST PRACTICE FOOD ALLERGEN MANAGEMENT Award

In accordance with the Allergen Bureau Mission,  the Award Committee will decide the recipient based on their contribution to a consistent, science-based approach to food allergen risk assessment, management and communication that guides industry best practice; and assists allergen sensitive consumers to make informed choices based on label information.

The nominee does not have to be a member of NZIFST, and all companies or organisations supporting the NZ Food Allergic consumer (Food Manufacturing, Importing/Distribution, Retailing, Analytical, Consultancy, Support) are eligible.

Nominees for this award must be a resident in New Zealand or a company with a New Zealand site location

Nominations close Friday 31st May
Please contact NZIFST for a nomination form.