Expert Details

Australian & New Zealand Food Regualtory Affairs, Food Toxicology, Novel foods, Health Claims.

ID: 731663 Australia

Expert specializes in the provision of consultancy services in food regulatory affairs and development of compliance systems. Clients include both large and small food manufacturers, industry associations and government agencies. The consultancy he works for provides a comprehensive range of scientific and policy services relating to food production, including: General Regulatory Affairs, liaison with ANZFA & AQIS and with New Zealand and (Australian) State & Territory enforcement agencies; Codex, International and overseas national standards. Compliance with and development of ANZ Food Standards:food additive, understanding requirements and applications for approval, general labelling, % labelling and nutrition information panels,health claims, allergens in food, new food ingredients and Novel foods and GM labelling,

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1982	Degree: PhD	Subject: Biochemistry / Toxicology	Institution: University of Surrey
Year: 1979	Degree: BSc	Subject: Biochemistry (Toxicology)	Institution: University of Surrey

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2001 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Director / Principal Consultant	Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities: Consulting to the Food Sector in Australia, New Zealand and internationally on food regulatory matters, including food ingredient safety and approval, food allergens, food labelling, domestically, within the ASEAN region and Codex Alimentarius.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1991 to 2000	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Progam Manager - food Product Standards	Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities: He held a range of scientific and managerial positions with the Authority, including Principal Toxicologist and Director Food Safety, culminating in his appointment as Program Manager for Food Product Standards in 1996, with a primary management and policy responsibility the development of the joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (implemented 2000). During this time, He also participated extensively in the development of international food standards through various Codex committees and the WTO.

Fields of Expertise

brewing, distillation, food additive, food allergy, food chemistry, food product, food product manufacturing, food regulation, food science, food technology, health claim, microbiology