- This Collection is a free, rolling 6 month database of scientific sustainability content relevant to the food industry and academic food research taken from 'FSTA', the world-leading literature database for food research (www.ifis.org/fsta).
- This subset of about 8000 A&I (Abstract & Index) records is selected and curated by the IFIS Science Team who monitor global high-quality sources for content relevant to food-related sustainability.
- Currently, >1500 high-quality journals (both academic and trade) are monitored, along with patents, standards, books, reports and proceedings.
- All sources are quality-checked and verified by IFIS' in-house experts. You can be 100% confident that your search results exclude fake science and predatory journals.
Sustainability Collection Content:
The Collection covers sustainability topics across the complete food supply chain from production of raw materials through to consumption.
Key aspects include:
- manufacturing and process efficiency
- waste and emissions management, recycling and revalorization of side streams
- packaging processes and materials
- distribution and retail
- consumer attitudes, behaviour and nutrition
- new product development
- food policy
This rolling subset of data added over the past 6 months comprises about 8000 records.
Content is updated weekly.
You can be notified when new content related to your areas of interest is added to the knowledge-base.
Enter your key words into the search box and click Save Search or ask your account manager for help.
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Review Trends
You can analyse trends in research and patent filings in your areas of interest by using the IFIS analytics tool.
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How to search
Finding information which is both relevant and trustworthy can be challenging and time-consuming. Our training resources will help you search efficiently and effectively, and to evaluate what you find.
- Get started with our user guide.
- Build your search skills with our best practice guide for industry researchers.
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