International Journal of Food Studies

FOREWORD

We are pleased to welcome you to the 18^th issue (vol 9 | issue 1) of the International Journal of Food Studies, the first issue of the 9^th year of publication that is now online.

First of all, we hope to find you safe and in good health!

In face of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all of us had to work remotely, avoiding unnecessary social interaction, but with the individual responsibility of protecting its community. Therefore, we would like to thank all the editorial team members of IJFS and reviewers who, in these difficult times, have continued to work hard to enable the publication of this issue.

We take the opportunity to inform our readers that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 6^th International ISEKI-Food Conference was postpone from 8 - 10 July 2020 to 23 – 25 June 2021.

Finally, we invite all to leave your opinion and suggestions on the IJFS, by answering the online questionnaire at the IJFS site. It will take less than 5 minutes to complete.

Enjoy issue 18^th of IJFS.

Please, take care and stay safe!

Editor-in-Chief
Cristina L.M. Silva | CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto | Portugal