The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announced that Dr. Fidel Toldrá is the recipient of the 2014 AMSA Meat Processing Award. The award, established in 1977, is sponsored by Smithfield Foods. Dr. Toldrá will be honored at a special reception and awards banquet at the AMSA 67th Reciprocal Meat Conference on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in Madison, WI.
Fidel Toldrá was born in Barcelona (Spain) on March 21, 1958. He received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1980, M.S. in Food Technology in 1981 and Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1984. He joined the Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC) in Valencia (Spain) with permanent position as a research scientist in 1987 and has served as Head of the Group on Biochemistry, Technology and Innovation in Meat and Meat Products since 1995. In 2001, he was appointed to Research Professor.