National Collaborations

The institute has close relations with Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, universities, TSE (the Turkish Standards Institute), Chambers of Industry and Commerce, Stock Exchange Markets, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Export Unions, Agriculture and Sales Cooperative Unions, MSB R&D Department, Governorships, KOSGEB, MÜSIAD, Federation of Food Associations , which are active in similar fields for different projects, and especially with organizations involved in the food industry.

International Collaborations

Food Institute has established close collaborations with the research institutions abroad and puts great emphasis on their maintenance in order to follow the advances and innovations in food and science technology all around the world.

International Memberships

• IIR (International Institute of Refrigeration), France
• IARW/WFLO (International Association of Refrigerated Warehouse /World Food Logistics Organisation), USA/The Netherlands
• AFFoSTI (Afro-Asian Federation of Food Science and Technology Institutions), India
• INC (International Nut Council), Spain
• ISOFAR (International Society of Organic Agriculture Research), Germany
• EAFS (European Association for Food Safety) -(Safeconsortium), Brussels
• Campden BRI, UK
• International Society for Mycotoxicology, Italy
• European Technology Platform - Food for Life
• IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes)
• European Food Information Resource Network - EUROFIR
• MoniQA Association (International Association for Monitoring and Quality Assurance in the Food Supply Chain )
• SEAFOODplus Research Platform