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Committee and sub-group member's interests
Published 27 February 2026
1. Mr Alec Kyriakides
1.1 Current Interests
Personal
| Direct employment. | Vice-Chair & Non-Executive Director, Campden BRI (2005 - Present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Independent Food Safety Consultant advising food industry businesses in the UK and globally on food safety and quality management (2020 – Present). Chair, Safe to Trade (STT) Technical Standards Committee (2021 – Present). Member, Safe to Trade (STT) Independent Advisory Board (2021 – Present). Chair, Certification Programme Owners Forum, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) (2025 – Present). Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS) / Safefood 360 Recalls and Insight Monthly Article (2022 – Present) |
| Shareholdings. | J Sainsbury Plc (1995 - Present). |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Board Trustee, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) (2022 – 2026). Honorary Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) (2010 – Present). Member, International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) (2012 – Present). Chair, Food Standards Agency/Food Standards Scotland Root Cause Analysis Steering Committee and Technical Working Group (2024 – Present). Industry Engagement Champion / Member Food Microbiology Intelligence Network, Food Safety Research Network (FSRN) (2024 – Present). Fellow / Member, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) (1993 – Present). Honorary Fellow, Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT) (2022 – Present). External Advisory Panel Member – Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections (HPRU-GI) (2025 – Present). |
| Other personal interests. | Conference presentations where travel &/or accommodation expenses reimbursed; Food Standard Agency Alternative Regulatory Models February 2025. Food Manufacture Business Leaders Forum February & June 2025. Food Safety Research Network Community / PRISM Event March 2025;. Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI ) conference Dublin April 2025. Campden BRI Hot Topics in Microbiology October 2025. McLarens Global Crisis Management Summit – Europe October 2025. Conference presentations (other): Highfield Qualification Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Webinar September 2025. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None. |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
1.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Various Senior Technical Positions, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd (1992 – 2020). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Chair, BRCGS International Advisory Board (2022 -2024). Member, LGC Science Advisory Board (2022 – 2024) Board Member, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) (2018 – 2020) Member, Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (2002 – 2012 & 2016 – 2024). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
2. Dr Fahad Ahmed
2.1 Current Interests
Personal
| Direct employment. | Ulster University (2023 - present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
2.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
3. Dr Wayne Anderson
3.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Food Safety Authority of Ireland (1999-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology Ireland None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | University College Cork, School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, Adjunct Professor(2024 – present). University College Dublin, Institute of Food and Health,Adjunct Professor (2022 – present). |
| Other non-personal interests. | Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK), Fellow, 1999 – present). Institute of Food Science and Technology Ireland, Fellow and Council Member (2000 – present). International Association for Food Protection, Member (2018 – present). International Commission on Microbiological Specification for Foods, Member (2007 – present). Member of the Member State Advisory Forum, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy (2022 – present). |
3.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Leitrim Foods, Drumshanbo, Ireland Technical Manager (1998 – 1999). Van den Bergh Foods, UK (3 month secondment) Acting Chief Microbiologist (1997 – 1998). Unilever Research, Colworth Laboratory, England Research Manager, Microbiology Unit (1988 – 1998) |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology Ireland None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
4. Professor Muna Anjum
4.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) (2011–present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Trustee of a Charity (June 2025-present). |
| Other personal interests. | Honorary Professor at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | No grants have been received for my personal benefit only for work that I perform at the APHA. These are from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and EU (H2020) |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
4.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
5. Dr Dragan Antic
5.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Senior Lecturer at University of Liverpool (2014-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Membership of The European College of Veterinary Public Health (2013-present). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (2017-present) |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
5.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Employed at University of Novi Sad (2004-2014). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Occasional food safety consultancies to Serbian meat companies (2008-2014). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Diplomate of The European College of Veterinary Public Health (2013-present). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (2017-present). |
| Indirect support. | Grants funded by the Research England: ‘Public health risks from broiler perihepatitis (2024; £30,000). Grants funded by the Food Standards Agency: ‘Abattoir interventions for beef (2018-2020; £26,000), ‘Food decontamination (2017-2018; £53,000), ‘Skin-on sheep meat (2015; £29,000). |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
6. Dr Adri Bester
6.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Retired. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Pure Foods of London. London South Bank University. Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Member Institute of Food Science and Technology. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | One rental property (my flat in London). |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
6.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | London South Bank University. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Pure Foods of London. SALSA. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Member Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST). Member British Standards Institution (BSi) Committee. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | One rental property (my flat in London). |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
7. Mr Martin Briggs
7.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) (fee paying consultancy) (2023-present). KIWA, Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS) auditor and trainer, (2023-present). GAFTA auditor, (2023-present). NSF & FACS, Tesco feed mill auditor (2025-present). UKAS, Assessor (2021-present). Member of AIC UFAS Working and Review Groups, Manufacturing Committee and Joint Scheme Development Group, fee paying work (2023- present) and unremunerated (c. 2010 -2023). ABN fee paying consultancy (2025). Anitox UK, fee paying consultancy (2024-2025). ForFarmers UK, fee paying consultancy *2024). 2Agriculture, fee paying consultancy (2023). Progressus Agrischool, fee paying consultancy (2023). FSA, Member of ACAF and ACMSF committees, (2019-present). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Member of AIC UFAS Working and Review Groups. Member of Manufacturing Committee and Joint Scheme Development Group. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
7.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | GLW Feeds Ltd (2006-2023). Eurofins Forensic Testing (2023-2024). BOCM PAULS (now ForFarmers) (1976-2006). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
8. Professor Francis Butler
8.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Re-appointed a board member of the Food Safety Authority for Ireland in 2024 for 3 years. Appointed to the International Scientific Advisory Board, Saudi Food and Drug Authority in 2024 for 3 years. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
8.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Retired Professor at University College, Dublin (2025). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Occasional food safety consultancy to Irish food companies. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | A board member of the Food Safety Authority for Ireland (2019-present). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
9. Professor Alasdair Cook
9.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Self-employed consultant; clients include Zoetis PLC and other companies in the animal health sector. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Member of the Association of Veterinary Consultants. |
| Other personal interests. | Daughter employed in Graduate Entry Scheme post at Nestlé UK Ltd. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | Member of Department for |
| Business & Trade (DBT) Trade & Agriculture Commission (June 2023 - present). | |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
9.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Former employee of University of Surrey (2013-2024). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Self-employed consultant. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
10. Dr Inaki Deza-Cruz
10.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health at University of Edinburgh (2024-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as an Exam Board member (2023-present). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | Royalties for intellectual property from University of Surrey (2024-present). |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
10.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health at University of Surrey. (November 2019 to January 2024) and Visiting Lecturer (August 2020 to August 2021). Pathology and Animal Sciences Veterinary Officer at Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) (August 2020 to August 2021). Visiting Researcher at the Modelling Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University (2018 to 2019). Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Public Health at University of Edinburgh (2013 to 2014). Lead Veterinarian at Food Standards Agency (2012 to 2012). Previously at Grants Veterinary Services (2008 to 2012). Food Safety Director at Audax Training Auditing & Consultancy Ltd (2006 to 2008). Official Veterinarian at Eville & Jones Ltd (2002 to 2006). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
11. Dr Edward Fox
11.1 Current Interests
11.2 Personal:
| Direct employment. Northumbria University (2018-present). | |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Deputy Chair, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Publications Committee (2024-present). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | Fellow of the Australian Society for Microbiology (2020 – present). |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
11.3 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | Provided scientific advice to the Australian Specialist Cheesemakers Association. |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | Have received funding from the Food Safety Research Network (project number 43144FSRN-2022A19) to undertake research examining food safety related to insect production for food. This work was in partnership with the UK Edible Insects Association. Australian Society for Microbiology, Coordinator for the Food Microbiology Special Interest Group (2014-1028) and a Committee Member for the Victorian Branch (2015-2018). |
12. Dr Jane Gibbens
12.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Member of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Bovine Tuberculosis Partnership (2021-present). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
12.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Council member of the Association of Government Veterinarians, a specialist division of the British Veterinary Association (2018-2025). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
13. Dr Nicol Janecko
13.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Origin Sciences, part of The Origin Group Limited (2025-present). Quadram Institute Bioscience (2019-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
13.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Quadram Institute Bioscience (2019-2025). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
14. Professor Andrew Page
14.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Employed by Origin Sciences which is developing cancer diagnostic devices (2025-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
14.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. Quadram Institute Bioscience (2018-2023). Theiagen Genomics (2023-2025). |
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| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | Visiting professor at University of East Anglia (2022-2025). |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
15. Professor Cath Rees
15.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | University of Nottingham; academic member of School, of Biosciences (1993-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Scientific Advisory board for PBD Biotech Ltd (hourly, paid consultancy) (2023- present). |
| Shareholdings. | Shareholder and founder member of PBD Biotech Ltd (2014-present). |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Volunteer Trustee, Applied Microbiology International (2023- present). Volunteer member of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Phage Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Advisory Board (2023-2025). Member Microbiology UK Society (1998- present). |
| Other personal interests. | University of Nottingham; academic member of School, of Biosciences (1993-present). |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | Leader of a research group that received funding from PBD Biotech Ltd for work that included developing a rapid detection test for bovine tuberculosis (TB) and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Johnes’s disease) in milk (2014-2023). |
| Trusteeships. | Applied Microbiology International. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
15.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Chief Scientific Officer for PBD Biotech Ltd, unpaid consultancy, (2022-2023). Scientific Advisory board for Figura Analytics Ltd (hourly, paid consultancy). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
16. Professor Linda Scobie
16.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Glasgow Caledonian University (October 2007 -present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Associate editor for the Journal Xenotransplantation - Wiley. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | International Xenotransplantation Association member (2007 -present) (Transplantation Society). Member of UK Food Safety Research Network (FSRN) advisory board (2018 -present). Scottish Wastewater Stakeholder Monitoring Group. Public Health Scotland (2023-present). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | Spouse is director of SMTech Engineering a non-food company since 2023. |
16.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Glasgow (1996 -2007). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Xeno Heart and Porcine Cytomegalovirus (XHPCMV): Analysis of xenotransplant patient for viral infection. University of Maryland (2022). Scientific advisor for assay development and infection disease matters relating to xenotransplantation. Xenotherapeutics Plc USA (2018-2024).MVD Diagnostics Ltd (2018-2023). Contract Research on the risk of viral transmission in pancreatic enzyme preparations. Scientific Protein Laboratories (2015-2018). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Member of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) scoping group, Public Health Scotland (2014-2020). |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | SHERT Scotland. |
| Indirect support. | Grants held: UK FSRN Catalysing Connectivity Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) (2023-2024). UK FSRN Advancement of testing protocols for foodborne transmission of HEV. BBSRC (2023-2024). Food Standards Agency (FSA) Feasibility study for in vitro analysis of infectious foodborne HEV. (2021-2022). FSA Optimising extraction and RT-Qpcr based detection of hepatitis E virus (HEV) from pork meat and products (HEV detect) (2020-2022). European Union FP7 HEALTH-F4-2013-601827 XENOISLET (2013- 2017). European Union FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage number 281493 (2012 – 2014).TRIAD: Tolerance Restoration In Autoimmune Diseases by selective manipulation of the CD28 costimulatory pathway. Retroviraemia in pigs:potential role in disease, National Pork Board/Iowa State University (2008 –2009). Medical Research Council Scotland, Jean Baxter Fellowship. (August 2004 – August 2006): Control of human tropic Replication Competent Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERV) in cells and organs for xenotransplantation. £98,082. Department of Health, UK (2004 –2007), Retroviral vectors for gene therapy: assessing the risks of oncogenesis. Wellcome Trust Vacation Scholarship 2006, Development of donor animals more suitable for use in organ/tissue xenotransplantation. Mapping and characterisation of porcine endogenous retrovirus from miniature swine, Industrial funding by Immerge BioTherapeutics Inc, 300 Technology Square, Cambridge, Boston, MA 02139, USA (2002 –2004). Analysis of LTR sequences from human tropic and non-human tropic porcine endogenous retroviruses. The Wellcome Trust, Vacation Scholarship (2003 –2003). |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
17. Ms Claire Tomaso
17.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | London Borough of Enfield – Food Safety Team manager/Principal EHO. Middlesex University lecturing on Environmental Health Degrees (Feb 23-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | Training for Association of London Environmental Health Managers (ALEHMs), Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) Wales. (May 22 –present). Some consultancy work for private food businesses and local authorities via CT Food Safety, Abacus management and Hygenysis (Feb 22 – present). |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Current membership of CIEH. |
| Other personal interests: None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
17.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | London Borough of Enfield – Food Safety Team manager/Principal EHO. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests: None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
18. Dr Roberto Vivancos
18.1 Current Interests
Personal:
| Direct employment. | Consultant Epidemiologist with UK Health Security Agency (2012-present) Professor in Public Health at University of Warwick (2024-present). |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | None. |
| Other personal interests. | None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | Faculty of Public Health, Fellow, (2007-present). Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Associate Member, (2024 – present) |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |
18.2 Historic Interest
Personal:
| Direct employment. | None. |
| Consultancies and other fee-paid work. | None. |
| Shareholdings. | None. |
| Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. | Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) membership (until 2022). |
| Other personal interests: None. |
Non personal interests
| Fellowships. | None. |
| Indirect support. | None |
| Trusteeships. | None. |
| Land and property. | None. |
| Other public appointments. | None. |
| Other non-personal interests. | None. |