SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-KSB/A
                                  (Mark One)
                [X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       For the year ended December 31, 2002

                          Commission File No. 0-19047


                          FOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICE, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

              FLORIDA                                    59-2618503
(State of incorporation or organization)      (Employer Identification Number)

                  502 Prairie Mine Road, Mulberry, FL         33860
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

            Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (863) 425-0039
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.01
par value

	Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                             Yes               No
                              X
                            -----             -----

	Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-B is not contained herein, and no disclosure will be
contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.  [ ]

	The Registrant's operating revenues for its most recent fiscal year were
$1,198,151.

	As of December 31, 2002, 11,001,038 shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock were outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the voting stock held
by non-affiliates (6,809,455 shares) was approximately $6,128,510 based on the
market price at that date.

                     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held May
21, 2003.


Item 13.  Exhibits and Report on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits

(1) Articles of Incorporation. Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1 included in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-18 (File No. 33-36838-A).
(2) By-Laws. Reference is made to Exhibit 3.2 included in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-18 (File No. 33-36838-A).
(3)  Agreements entered into by the Company with MDS Nordion

              *(a) Reimbursement and Indemnity Agreement dated October 22, 1991
              *(b) Agreement dated December 11, 1991
              *(c) Debenture dated January 15, 1992
              *(d) Copy of Security & Mortgage Agreement dated January 15, 1992
              *(e) Financing Agreement dated February 21, 1992
              *(f) Security Agreement dated February 21, 1992
             **(g) Letter Agreement dated March 31, 1994 and April 13, 1994
            ***(h) Modification Agreement

          **** 99.1  Certification of CEO and CFO

*  Reference is made to Exhibit (c)(3) included in the Company's
   Form 10-K Report filed for the year ended December 31, 1991.

           **  Reference is made to Exhibit 3(g) included in the Company's Form
               10-KSB Report filed for the year ended December 31, 1993.

          ***  Reference is made to Exhibit 3(h) included in the Company's Form
               10-K Report filed for the year ended December 31, 2001.


         ****  Filed herewith.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fourth quarter of the year ended
December 31, 2002.





















SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized as of the 3rd day of April
2003.


                                        FOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICE, INC.



                                        By:   / s /  Richard G. Hunter
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        Richard G. Hunter, Ph.D.
                                        Chief Executive Officer and
                                        Chief Financial Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Name				  	      Title		            Date


   / s/   Richard G. Hunter		Director			April 3, 2003
---------------------------
Richard G. Hunter, PhD


                        		Director
---------------------------
Thomas J. Daw


  / s /  Frank M. Fraser		Director			April 3, 2003
---------------------------
Frank M. Fraser


  / s /  David Nicholds			Director			April 3, 2003
---------------------------
David Nicholds


                    			Director
---------------------------
John T. Sinnott, M.D., F.A.C.P.


  / s /  Michael W. Thomas		Director			April 3, 2003
---------------------------
Michael W. Thomas


CERTIFICATION


I Certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Food Technology
Service, Inc.

2.    Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual
Report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the Financial Statements, and other financial
information included in the Annual Report fairly present in all material
respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of and for the periods presented in this Annual Report;

4.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13A-14 and 15D-14 for the registrant and we have:

	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidates
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

	b)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
Annual Report (the "Evaluation Date") and;

	c)	Presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date;

5.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):

	a)	All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls, which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and








6.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
Annual Report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:	March 21, 2003

                                            FOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICE, INC.



                                            By:   / s /  Richard G. Hunter
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Richard G. Hunter, Ph.D.
                                            Chief Executive Officer and
                                            Chief Financial Officer








































                                                               Exhibit 99.1

                   Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
                           18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                           As Adopted Pursuant to
                 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Food Technology Service, Inc.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-KSB for the year ending December 31, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003 (the "Report"), Richard
G. Hunter, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
      of the Company.




                                                / s /  Richard G. Hunter
                                                ------------------------
                                                Richard G. Hunter, Ph.D.
                                                Chief Executive Officer and
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                April 3, 2003