Institute AffairsLETfER TO THE EDITOR

Agricultural Policy()ear Sir: . .

In the July, 1975 issue of C.I.F.S.T., page A46, Dr. Michael E. Stilesdraws a parallel ~et~een the agriculture sectors of the Republic of Iraqand Alberta. It is 10dlcated that activIties of Alberta Agnculture have notesulted in an Agncultural Pohcy for Alberta.

r To call for an Agricultural Policy as an entity by itself is withoutmeaning. Agricultural Pohcy IS made Ina dynamic sett10g by elected rep­resentatives in an attempt to achieve given government obJectives. Pro-

s are then designed to carry out policies.~ Alberta the objectives of Government relative to agriculture areclearly enunciated. Examples are the diversification of the agriculturaleconomy and maintaining the family fa.rm .. Policies and programs toachieve specific objectives have or are be10g Implemented.Yours truly,

Dr. J. E. WiebeChairman, Policy and Liaison Secretariat

Alberta Agriculture

In the July 1975 issue there was also the summary of a statement bythe Deans of the II faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicineacross Canada. In this statement, the "absence of long-range nationalpolicies" for agriculture was criticized. Dr. Stiles' criticism of the appar­entlack of policy in Canadian and Alberta Agriculture referred primarilyto policy for the future of agric~lture rel~tive to World Food Needs,which occupied much of the Institute Affairs space 10 recent Issues.

Ed.

NEW ADVERTISING MANAGERIt is with regret that the resignation of Bob Allen as Advertising Man­

ager of this Journal is accepted. In the period that Bob served in this posi­tion advertising revenue increased dramatically. While we hate to see Bobleave we congratulate him on his deserved promotion and wish him wellin the United States.

The Journal is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurie Hus-

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Affaires de I'lnstitutted as Advertising Manager. Laurie is General Sales Manager for FoodProducts Limited, Toronto. He was educated at the University of Lon­don, England and has served in many capacities with the food industryincluding quality control, product development, plant management andsales.

The sale of Advertising helps to keep journal costs at a minimum tothe membership. If you desire to place an advertisement or know of anindividual or firm who may be interested please contact Mr. Husted.

NEWS FROM THE SECTIONSWe are now starting another year. It will be the ninth year for our

Journal, our eighteenth year as an Institute incorporated under FederalLaws and by mid-summer we can consider our existence as a NationalBody for 25 years. It was i.... 1951 that the Montreal and Manitoba groupsdecided to unite into the Canadian Association of Food Technologists.Dr. Graham Bligh was our 25th President, but Dr. Dave Clark is Presi­dent in our 25th year. The reason for this apparent anomaly, is that ourfirst President, Dr. Earl Chamberlayne was posted by W.H.O. to theU.S.A. shortly after his election, and Mr. H. A. Watson was appointed inhis stead. Whether or not we are to celebrate a 25th Anniversary, I am notquite sure, but certainly the Manitoba and Montreal Sections should con­sider the matter for themselves at least.

We have come a long way in 25 years: from an aspiration to a reality,and not in any way too soon, It is becoming more and more evident thatthe most serious crisis facing the World is not one of Energy, nor of Infla­tion, although both are very serious problems, but rather the Food Sup­ply for a burgeoning population. As an Institute of Food Science andTechnology, we are directly challenged. Our President, Dr. Dave Clark,in his inaugural address stated that "the challenges facing food scientistsand technologists this year are greater than they were last year and theywill be greater still next year." Then with a view to binding together ourwide flung membership, he went on to say: "I also want to encouragegreater participation by the members in the Institute Affairs and Lettersto the Editor Sections of the Journal." In a letter to all Section Chairmen,he emphasized the desirability of making the Institute a strong, cohesiveunit, and appealed to members to contribute actively to the Institute Af­fairs Section of the Journal. He stated that "the more members each oneof us knows, and the more we know about each other, the stronger we be­come." This is directed to one grand and glorious aim: to fit ourselves tomeet the challenge. It won't be too long before food scientists and tech­nologists will be the most important people in the World. If we fail toreach this goal, anarchy could well be the result. Let us look well to ourtask.

The Mail Strike and the Christmas Season are reasons enough forscanty news, but if we were all really dedicated, even those deterrentscould have been surmounted. As it is, we can report on the affairs of al­most 50% of the Sections.

The Manitoba Section had a very good attendance to meet and greetthe President, Dr. Dave Clark, on his official visit to the Section. He gavean excellent talk on "The C.LF.S.T. - What it is all about, and what itmeans to you." The members appreciated being brought up to date onInstitute Affairs by none other than the President himself. Pres. DaveClark also took the opportunity of presenting Donna-Mae Burgener andDr. Ernst Hoehn with their Membership Certificates and the Sectionshowed their pleasure in welcoming these new members. In November,there was quite a crowd at the joint meeting with the Consumer's Associ­ation of Canada (Manitoba group). There was a panel discussion onfoods and nutrition - Ruth Berry acted as the Moderator, Marion Vaiseygave the views of the Professional Home Economist and Nutritionist,Peggy Ingram spoke on behalf of the Consumers, Tom McEwen lookedafter the interests of the Food Industry and Dr. W. P. McKinley repre­sented the Health Protection Branch of the Dept. of National Health andWelfare. Some very spirited discussions took place, but, as one would ex­pect, no solutions to the problems that modern society has generatedcould be seen for the immediate future.

Unfortunately, information on the programs for the Toronto Sectioncame just too late for inclusion in the October issue of our Journal. How­ever, subsequent information indicates that the Section got off to a verygood start with their Annuaf Golf Tournament, which drew a large groupof members who enjoyed splendid golfing weather and an excellent dm­ner. The Low Gross was taken by David Burns of Griffith LaboratoriesLtd. The report did not specify what they w~n, but it did state that the

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other winners included Beth Harper, Jack Shigetoni, Terry Lack, HerbLuscombe, and Ken Davidson. At the end of September a full bus-loadof members went to Vineland, where they went on a tour of BarnesWines, Canada's oldest Winery, and also visited the vineyards. After adelicious roast beef dinner, Dr. Anderson of the Vineland Research Insti­tute presented a paper on the research behind the growing of Peaches andGrapes. From all accounts it was a most rewarding meeting. An after­noon seminar on Starches, Pectins and Carrageenans held in November,proved to be very informative for the members. One hundred and fifty ofthem turned out to hear Bob Murray of Nacan Products, Montreal, speakon Starches; Peter Massaloup of Food Products, Montreal, on Pectins;and Art Moirano of Marine Colloids, Springfield, N.J., speak on Col­loids. Following a Dinner, President Dave Clark brought the members upto date on the National Affairs of the Institute.

Gerry Lekkerkerker is doing an excellent job as Program Chairman.He has three very promising programs for early 1976: January 20 whenPanelists Jim Drum of Coca Cola, Robert Jehne of Libby, McNeill &Libby, and Ray Waring of General Foods will discuss "Quality Control";February 19 when there will be a meeting in the Holiday Inn (Eglintonand Don Valley Parkway) where Dr. Meilleur of the Health of AnimalsDept. in Ottawa and Dr. Odell of Industrial Grain Products will speak on"Proteins"; and sometime in March when there will be a discussion on"Food Acids, Clouding Agents and Curing Agents."

The Toronto executive is really getting down to the basics of keepinga Section healthy and happy. Some interesting figures came out of a sur­vey to determine whether the Section members were being advised inample time of the meetings and what sort of meetings are preferred. Thefirst remarkable aspect of this survey, is that over 35% of the memberstook the time and trouble to respond to the questionnaire. In survey ofany sort, this is a very high response. The survey shows that the MailService in the Toronto area is only fair, and not up to the standardclaimed by the Post Office. Only 12% had one-day service, 56% receivedtheir mail on the second day after dispatch, and after three days 8% werestill without their notice of meeting. This must have been rather dis­appointing to the Program Chairman. It certainly is not good, especiallywhen one considers the wages and demands of the Postal workers. Thesurvey also showed that 70% of those replying to the questionnaire preferan afternoon technical session followed by a dinner and an after-dinnerspeaker. The Toronto Section is to be congratulated for delving into suchimportant aspects of arranging for meetings.

To honour the memory of one of their long-time and dedicated mem­bers, the Toronto Section established the William F. May Award. This ispresented each year to the student with highest marks in two Sciences, inthe Mimico High School, where Bill May spent his High School years.Our congratulations go to Margueret McNama, who was this year's win­ner.

The interesting news from the Alberta Section is over their serious ef­forts to make the Food Industry and its ancillary services fully aware ofthe aims and objectives of our Institute. We shall look forward to learningthe results of this concerted effort.

The B,C. Section got off to a good start with a Wine and Cheese Partyon October 7. This was a general get-together and a meet-the-presidentgathering. President Dave Clark brought to our far-Western members atrue feeling of belonging to a vibrant National organization. In Novem­ber, 68 members saw a film and had a panel discussion "Fruit and Vege­table Processing in B.C." The panelists were: Earl Campbell of RoyalCity Foods, representing the Processors; Jim Harris, President of DeltaFarmers Institute; and Cyril Keetch, Director of Food Operations forWoodward Stores, representing the retailers. Another Panel Discussionwas held on December 4, when 75 members were exposed to the views ofBrian McCrum of Fruit and Vegetable Inspection, Canada Dept. of Agri­culture; Leo Levy of Consumers & Corporate Affairs; and John Kilpat­rick of B.C. Packers Ltd., on the Packaging and Labelling Act. At thetime of writing this column, it was somewhat early to know what theirJanuary meeting was like, however it is quite safe to assume that they hadan excellent meeting, and why not? The LF.T. Lecturer, Marcus Karelwas to be their speaker. No details were available on their Februarymeeting, except that it was to be on the 26th and that it was their Stu­dents' Night. Having an excellent group of Food Science Students, theyshould have a first-class evening. The B.C. Section has also set up a drivefor new members. We wish them success, and look forward to knowinghow well they succeeded.

Whether they are getting ahead of themselves, as they suggest in theMinutes of an Executive Meeting of the New Brunswick Section, is amoot point but they are certainly on the right track, when they spend timeon considering the value of our Institution in its ability to provide a meet-

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ing ground for the scientists and technologists in the Food Industries a~

Government Agencies in their area. New Brunswick apparently hasllack of trained food-plant workers, which sad situation they feel might ~

overcome by the formatIOn of Committees to work With the EducationjAuthorities for the establishment of suitable courses in High Schools aqCommunity Colleges. The New Brunswick Section is to be complimen~

on its forward thinking. iBecause of the very unpredictable weather during the Winter mont~

and the fact that their me~bership is located in several widely. separatqareas, the Secllon has deCided to concentrate on two meetmgs m the Filiand two meetings in the Spring. The first meeting of the season was helin St. Andrews, where they had a tour of the Ocean Maid Tuna Pla~

Then the lucky people present had a Lobster Supper (It will be a lo~

time before my wife and I forget the Lobster Supper at the end of tbHalifax Conference). This was followed by a talk by Dr. Guenter Ried~

the Chief of the National Microbiological Monitoring Laboratory ~

Halifax. Dr. Riedel explained the philosophy behind and the purpose qthis new control laboratory. Its mission is to generate microbiologi~

data for selected food companies in order that meaningfu.1 standards Clbe established. In November, the Secllon met m Fredencton where, .the afternoon, the members toured the plant of Chippin Meat Packeand the New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council. After dinnMs. Sandra Matheson, the Nutritionist for New Brunswick, brought tmembers up-to-date on the state of nutrition in the Province and suggtions on the manner in which the Food Industry can alleviate the prolem. Our President, Dr. Dave Clark, is scheduled to visit the Section 0'March 28 in St. John, and the Annual Meeting will be held in con.junction with the regular meeting in Moncton in April. We can expect a~increase in membership in the N.B. Section, because they too have set U

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'an acllve recrUItment committee.

One of the pleasing news items from the Saskatchewan Section is tha,Sharon Fleming, who most of you will know has been one of our most ar,dent Student Members, successfully defended her thesis "Breadmakin~and Nutritional Qualities of Concentrated Plant Proteins" and receivedher PhD from Saskatchewan University in October. Our congratulatio~go to Sharon. :

Reports of two splendid meetings have been received. Pres. Dav~Clark, at the October Meeting gave an excellent talk on "C.LF.S.T. .....;What it is and What it means to you." Such was the enthusiasm, that th~members kept our President on his feet (perhaps even on his toes) fO~'

nearly two hours, answering questions on a wide variety of food scienctopics. They say that he proved that he knew his Microbiology in a live!'discussion on raw hamburger and cooked meats. Stu Law, the Chairma~of the Manitoba Section was the speaker at the November meeting. He,'with Dave Ardell, presented slides and talks on the Northern FisheriefOperations. This was particularly interesting to this group of food scien­tists and technologists in the midst of the Canadian Prairies, who pre­viously had had little exposure to commercial fisheries operations. Dr.Doug Gibson, one of our earliest unaffiliated members and one of theprime movers in the establishment of the Saskatchewan Section, spentfive weeks last Summer in Swaziland. He was involved in a study spon­sored by CIDA into the feasibility of expanding the dairy industry in thatCountry, both in production and processing. He reported that the pros­pects for the development of a ~ood dairy pro~ram are quite favourable.

Our newest Section the NeWfoundland Section is getting itself well or­ganized. It reports on two good meetings held this season. The first meet­ing, in October, had to be rescheduled because of poor flying conditions.No, they do not hold their meetings in the atmosphere but the speaker ofthe evening had his flight cancelled because of bad weather. However,Dr. T. W. Humphreys of Labatts in London, eventually arrived there andpresented an excellent talk on "Quality Assurance in the Food Industry."Incidentally, it is interesting to recall that Bill Humphreys gave a paper atone of our very early Conferences, perhaps the 3rd, and although he wasthen working for Mercks in New Jersey, decided to join our Institutionand became one of first unaffiliated members. The December meetingsaw another speaker from the Mainland. Mr. George Lindsay of the En­vironmental Protection Service, Halifax, gave a talk on the "Effluentsfrom Food Processing Plants." This proved to be a highly informativeand interesting evening.

Bob Mills, who is the Secretary of the Section and also the SectionNews-gatherer, reports that the Section is planning to have a Newsletterto keep its members well informed on the activities of the Section. Healso reports that Bill Gourly and Tom Patterson have moved to NovaScotia and Bryson Guptil to New Brunswick, all to take up new appoint­ments. On the plus side, Fred Allen, originally of Halifax, has been ap­pointed as Officer-in-charge of the Health Protection Branch in St.

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Chairman

Liaison Committee

John ClarkChairman

Planning Committee

Immediate Past President is Chairman-Elect and the member due to re­tire from the Committee at year end is the Past-President most removedfrom office) Composition of the Committee this year, and each member'sterm of office, are as follows:J. N. Clark,

This article concerns the Liaison Committee and its predecessor, theCommittee on International Liaison.

In the early years of the Institute "outside" liaison was the responsi­bility of the Office of the President. The incumbent occasionally ap­pointed a person or persons to undertake special tasks concerning liaisonmatters. As the Institute grew a Committee on International Liaison,sometimes referred to as the Committee on International Affairs, wasformed. Because of the implications of the possibility of Canada hosting aWorld Congress on Food Science and Technology as part of the Centen­nial Celebrations in 1967, President Gordon Maybee decided in Novem­ber 1960 to expand the Committee on International Liaison and ap­pointed a former President, J. H. Hulse, as Chairman.

Mr. Hulse and his committee wrestled with the subject of a WorldFood Congress and other tasks for the next two years. Among the othertasks were investigating holding an 1FT convention in Canada, the pos­sible formation of an 1FT: Chapter in Eastern Canada, and an exam­ination of the Institute participating in an FAO Freedom from HungerCampaign. The committee recommended and Council approved that theinternational efforts of CIFT at that time would be best served by sup­porting a World Freedom from HUliger Campaign. Hosting a World

I year2 additional years

Dr. E. G. Bligh 3 yearsDr. J. F. Richards 3 yearsP. McCabe 2 yearsG. Andrich I year

The Planning Committee is charged with the standard terms of refer-ence:

"To investigate and report to Council the operation of all NationalCommittees, their relationship as expressed by the OrganizationalChart, and both short and long range plans for the Institute in ac­cordance with Article IX section 9 of the By-Laws."In addition, Council may assign specific assignments consistant with

these terms of reference.In short, the Planning Committee each year objectively examines the

structure and practices of the Institute and through its report to Councilrecommends change designed to help the Institute better achieve its aimsand objectives.

In past years it has observed that Council was too large and unwieldywhen comprised of the Executive and a National Oirector for each 50members in each section. It recommended, and Council approvedchange, reducing Council to the 6 Executive members, the Editor of theJournal and one Voting Director for each of the 13 sections with a voteproportionate to the number of members in each section.

Further, that the Voting Director be the Immediate Past Chairman orat least a member of the Section Executive. Provisions were also made foran Observor Director for each Section and other Council invited Observ­ors to attend the Council meetings. The changes not only reduced the sizeof Council but improved its efficiency.

Other recommendations have led Council to ensure that all Com­mittees consist of 3-5 members appointed on a staggered basis for a termof three years. Thus each committee has some new members each yearand Chairpeople are appointed from those with longer committee service.Again these changes have ensured more permanence and continuity ofCommittee Activities.

This year the Committee will examine the terms of reference of allCommittees; review the Management Services function; and generallyexamine the Institute to ensure we are healthy and fully equipped toachieve our objectives. If there are obvious weaknesses it will recommendchange and Council will be asked to approve these changes.

In summary, the Planning Committee reviews all phases of InstituteActivity, recommends change to Council and often when Council ap­proves, implements the change. Its members like to think of themselves asthe wise old men of the Institute but even wise old men are fallable soevery member of the Institute is invited to forward any suggestion for im­proving our Institute and how it works.

NATIONAL COMMITTEESJournal Management Committee

The terms of reference for this Committee were defined as follows:To provide general dlfectlon to the Editor and staff of CIFST on allmatters relating to Journal policy and management of finances.To review operation of the Journal and make recommendations tothe Council through the President Elect on Journal policy and man­agement of finances.To submit an annual report of budget to the Institute.To advise the CIFST president on appointment or re-appointment ofEditor.

In order to carry out these duties, the Committee is made up of an Oper­ational and Advisory group as follows:Operational- D. W. Stanley, Editor

J. I. Gray, Assoc. Editor (Scientific)M. E. Stiles, Assoc. Editor (Institute Affairs)E. D. Murray, Business ManagerL. Husted, Advertising ManagerG. E. Timbers, Circulation Manager

Advisory - G. H. AndersonJ. M. deManG. H. GoldschmiedJ. P. MeyersT. A. Watts

The Editor is fully responsible for the preparation of each issue of theJournal, as well as for the appointment of all the members of the Oper­ational group. He also appoints replacements to the Editorial AdvisoryBoard which is made up of members from the scientific communityacross Canada.

The Assoc. Editor of Institute Affairs receives news from the sectionsby W. 1. Eva (English language) and J. R. H. Arsenault (French lan­guage).

The Business Manager is responsible for working with the printers,determining costs incurred by the Journal and collecting revenues createdby advertising and sales of reprints.

The Advertising Manager acts as liaison with advertisers in the Jour­nal and endeavours to increase the advertising content and thereby reve­nue. It should be noted at this point that our present advertising managerIS about to be transferred to the U.S. and his capable services to the Jour­nal will be greatly missed. The Editor appointed L. W. Husted to replaceBob Allen in 1976.

.The Circulation Manager keeps records of the total number of sub­scnbers and this list is made up of CIFST members as well as non-mem­ber subscribers, both in Canada and abroad.

The Operational group work together with the Advisory Group in de­termmmg overall operational policies for the Journal. Examples of thetype of policies considered include advertising rates, general content ofthe Journal and approval of the annual budget. The committee as awhole meets 3 times a year, in the fall, in the spring and during the an­nual conference. In addition, members of the committee keep in contactby way of frequent correspondence.

G. H. GoldschmiedChairman

Journal Management Committee.

bo' David White, a Director of the Section, has been appointed in anJo. s'capacity as Chief of the Inspection Branch for the Newfoundland~gn Our best wishes for success in their new endeavours go to all~egJo.

these members. W. J. EvaNote - A contribution was received f~om the Ottawa Section at presstime and will be mcluded m the next Issue. Ed.

Planning CommitteePresident Clark has requested the Institute Affairs Section of the Jour­

nal be used to inform members about the Institute.In this issue we thought you would like to know about 7-13 PLAN­

NING COMMITTEE. The designation 7-13 refers to its Agenda positiondunng the deliberations of Council at both the Pre and Post Conferencemeetings. It is the last report submitted prior to discussions on financeand bUdgets (the 7-14 FINANCE COMMITTEE report) and is placed inthat position due to its role in Institute Affairs.

The committee is Chaired by the Past Past President and is comprisedof five members all of whom have been Presidents of the Institute (The

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