Often overlooked and frequently misunderstood, food science plays a critical role in food and nutrition security. Food science is the middle segment that brings together the food system, upstream at the farm to downstream at the table. Food science and technology helps ensure a safe, affordable, available, accessible, and acceptable food supply. When nutrition professionals and food science and technology professionals collaborate, together they transform nutrition science concepts to scalable in-market solutions that can help improve food and nutrition security. Join this session to hear from expert panelists who work in the intersection of food science, nutrition, food security and product development to learn about the role of food science in food and nutrition security. Speakers will provide examples of how food science is reducing waste, improving nutrition and providing a more affordable and accessible food supply. This session will also highlight how RDNs/NDTRs can collaborate with food science professionals in product development, research and more.