April 2006, Volume 60, No. 4



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F E A T U R E S

Top 10 Functional Food Trends
Fewer calories, multiple benefits, and risk-reducing foods for kids will drive growth in the $36-billion U.S. functional foods market.
- A. Elizabeth Sloan

Quorum Sensing: How Bacteria Communicate
Understanding bacterial cell-to-cell communication can reduce foodborne disease and retard food spoilage.
Suresh D. Pillai and Palmy R. Jesudhasan 

C O L U M N S

President's Message
Defining Our Role in Defending the Food Supply
- Margaret A. Lawson

Food, Medicine & Health
Bioterrorism: Not a Dead Issue
- Roger Clemens & Peter Pressman

Ingredients
Which Starch Is on First?
- Donald E. Pszczola

Nutraceuticals
Targeting the Glycemic Index
- Linda Milo Ohr

Laboratory
Improving Proficiency of GMO Testing
- Linda L. Leake

Processing
Gleaning Food for the Hungry
- J. Peter Clark

Packaging
Retort Pouches & Trays: A Growing Market
- Aaron L. Brody

IFT Newsmakers
Media Continue Interest in Food Science
 - James N. Klapthor

Perspective
Raw-Milk Cheeses Can Be Produced Safely
- Catherine W. Donnelly

 
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