Episode transcript

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This is Food Safety in a Minute. I’m Susie Craig.

Annually, the Institute of Food Technologists Science and Policy experts name food and beverage trends. Here are three trends which will enhance and improve food safety and nutrition in 2025:

• More artificial intelligence will be used in food labs, in restaurants, and by consumers for quality control, in cooking techniques, and for ingredient substitutions.

• Tech-enabled food traceability alongside deadlines and implementation of the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act will increase investment in food safety by food producers.

• Increased use of weight loss medications such as GLP-1 medications will drive food product development, with producers creating food products focused on protein, gut health, and nutrient needs for consumers taking these medications.

I’m Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension.

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Resources

Institute of Food Technologists: Brain Food, Official IFT Blog. IFT’s Top Ten Food Trends for 2025. Accessed online 1/20/25.

https://www.ift.org/news-and-publications/blog/2024/ifts-top-ten-food-trends-for-2025.