September 7/Chicago/Institute of Food Technologists -- Roger Clemens, chief scientific officer of the E.T. Horn Company, is the new president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Clemens is the 72nd president of IFT and assumed his role on September 1, 2011. In his position as president, Clemens will work with members and staff to support IFT's overall mission of advancing the science of food to ensure a safe, abundant and healthful food supply.
Clemens has served on several IFT expert panels, including Functional Foods, and Making Decisions about the Risks of Chemicals in Foods with Limited Scientific Information. He also serves as an IFT media spokesperson and has been cited and interviewed by more than 500 domestic and international print and broadcast journalists' on contemporary health, nutrition and food safety issues.