About the Beijing Academy of Food Sciences

For mer l y known as Bei ji ng Food Resear ch Institute (BFRI), Beijing Food Brewing Institute (BFBI),and China Meat Research Centre (CMRC), Beijing Academy of Food Sciences (BAFS) was founded in May 2010. There are some institutions of scientif ic research,testing, and publishing established, which consist of State Meat Processing Engineering Technology Center,National Meat Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, Beijing Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection Station, Beijing Food Quality Supervision and Test 2ndand 3rdStations, China Food Publishing Company, etc..

So far, BAFS has undertaken more than 1000 special fund supported projects from domestic and overseas governments, in which national science and technology support programmers, and nonprofit industry research specialty were included, applied for more than 500 patents, published more than 2000 domestic and overseas academic papers, made more than 150 national, ministerial and municipal standards, altogether won awards above the provincial or ministerial levels more than 300 times, and stabled transformation of scientif ic research achievements forefront in the industry. Among them, many achievements have reached international leading level, and f illed up the blank of domestic science and technology of food industry, such as fermented meat processing, soybean processing,cleaner production and resource comprehensive utilization.

Affiliated with Beijing Academy of Food Sciences (BAFS), National Meat Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, Beijing Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection Station, and Beijing Food Quality Supervision and Test 2ndand 3rdStations take up testing species involving in meat, eggs, f isheries, tea, beverage, condiment, bean products, pastries, pickles, spices, frozen food, frozen drinks, etc... Including food testing for 2008 Olympic Games,they have successfully accomplished various jobs from AQSIQ, State Administration for Industry and Commerce(SAIC) for years, and have made outstanding contributions to guarantee national food safety.

The seven journals issued by China Food Publishing Co. belong to BAFS, namely Food Science,Food Science and Human Wellness,China Brewing,Meat Research,Journal of Dairy Science and Technology,China Food, and Food World, play principal roles in technology information transmission and food culture, and provide an professional platform for promoting high-technological exchange within the industry and carry forward Chinese diet culture.

Besides possessing abundant forces on science research devel opment, inspect ion and test ing, journal publishing, and international training, BAFS has formed its researching and managing team with complete major distribution, proper structure collocation,and high quality. Depending on f ive scientif ic journals, it sets up not only an Academic Advisory Committee instructed by Professor Li Ning, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, but also a f irst-class team of experts and consultants in the food and its related f ields at home and abroad.

With the lofty missions of ‘a(chǎn)head of academic research,innovation of food technology’, BAFS devotes its great efforts for developing a splendid goal of ‘leading domestic and international famous scientif ic institutions’.