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Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products (AEJEG) member's biographies

Published 22 July 2021

1. Dr Allain Bueno - Chair

Dr Allain Bueno is a Principal Lecturer in Human Physiology and Human Nutrition at the University of Worcester. His main areas of teaching include cardiovascular physiology, neuroendocrine physiology, and neurophysiology.

Dr Bueno’s current research focuses on the impact of nutrients on human health, with particular attention to essential fatty acids and plant polyphenolic compounds as modulators of oxidative stress, cell membrane composition, brain metabolism, and brain function.

Dr Bueno graduated from the Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo. He holds an MPhil and a PhD in Human Nutrition Sciences, as well as extensive postdoctoral experience in diseases affecting the central nervous system. He is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with the Association for Nutrition (UK).

2. Dr Stuart Adams

Stuart is a Science Lead for Food Contaminants at Fera, where he leads the development and continuous improvement of analytical methods for the detection of challenging chemical contaminants in food and environmental samples.

Prior to this, he worked at Waters Corporation for six years as a Consulting Scientist, leading a team responsible for developing analytical methods and technologies to address complex analytical challenges in food and environmental analysis.

Stuart previously worked for over 16 years at the Central Science Laboratory and later Fera, contributing to a wide range of projects focused on detecting chemicals in complex food and environmental matrices using a variety of analytical techniques. During his time at Fera, he represented the UK at European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) meetings for pesticide analysis.

3. Dr Carol Beevers

Carol Beevers is a Regulatory Toxicologist specialising in genetic toxicology. She holds a degree in Microbiology and a PhD in Bacterial Genetics.

Carol began her career at Covance Laboratories (now Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp)), working in the Genetic Toxicology department as an in vitro and in vivo Study Director. After nearly 20 years in contract research, she moved into consultancy, initially within the Human Health Toxicology Group at Exponent International, and subsequently the Toxicology Group at Broughton Life Sciences.

In September 2022, Carol joined the Regulatory Toxicology team at Corteva Agriscience. Her work spans a range of industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, food and food contact materials, and industrial chemicals, with a focus on genetic toxicology risk assessment and mode‑of‑action analysis.

From 2015 to 2024, Carol was a member of the United Kingdom Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment. She is also a member of expert groups on genotoxicity for the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development, a workgroup lead within the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute Genetic Toxicology Testing Committee, and a member of the International Workgroup on Genotoxicity Testing steering committee.

4. Professor Qasim Chaudhry

Qasim is a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. His academic background is in chemistry and biochemical toxicology, with expertise in leading research on the health and environmental safety of food and non‑food consumer products.

His scientific career spans over 35 years, including 25 years at the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) in the United Kingdom.

As an independent scientific expert, Qasim provides advice to the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety of the European Commission on the risk assessment of chemicals and nanomaterials in cosmetics, as well as to working groups of the European Food Safety Authority.

5. Dr Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins was Professor of Nutrition Biology at the University of Oslo from 2002 until his retirement in 2016. Prior to this, he was a Principal Scientist at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen.

His expertise is in the measurement of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage and DNA repair in cultured cells and human leukocytes, particularly in the context of nutrition. His work has focused on the use of the comet assay, which he has modified to enable the detection of a range of DNA lesions. He has also contributed to the development of standardised protocols aimed at improving the reliability of the assay.

Alongside methods such as the micronucleus assay and bacterial and mammalian mutation assays, the comet assay is widely used in genotoxicity testing.

6. Dr Claude Lambré

Claude is Honorary Director of Research at the French Institute for Health and Medical Research. He has a background in biology, biochemistry and ecology, with a specialisation in immunology, microbiology and toxicology.

He has extensive experience acting as an expert for scientific panels and committees, including the European Food Safety Authority, the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives, and the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Meeting on Pesticide Residues.

Claude served as Vice‑Chair of the European Food Safety Authority Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources until July 2018, and is currently Chair of the European Food Safety Authority Panel on Food Contact Materials, Food Enzymes and Processing Aids.

7. Dr William Peveler

William is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, with expertise in synthetic and analytical chemistry and optical analysis methods.

He leads a research team developing new approaches for the detection and measurement of small molecules and enzymes, and for integrating these approaches into sensing devices. His work supports applications including the monitoring of liver health and disease, food and drink quality assurance and quality control, and environmental pollution monitoring.

William holds a Master of Chemistry (MChem) from the University of Oxford, a Master of Research (MRes) in Analytical Science and Engineering, and a PhD in Chemistry from University College London.

8. Emerita Professor Shirley Price

Shirley Price is Emerita Professor of Toxicology at the University of Surrey, having previously held several senior academic posts at the University. She is also a Visiting Professor of Toxicology at the University of Hertfordshire.

She has over 30 years’ experience in toxicology, specialising in mechanisms of toxicity, chemical risk assessment, combined effects of chemical mixtures at low exposure levels, and the effects of non‑genotoxic carcinogens. During her academic career, she played a significant role in developing and delivering toxicology training programmes for industry, regulators and academic audiences.

Shirley is currently President of the British Toxicology Society, having previously held several senior positions within the Society, and has also chaired the United Kingdom Register of Toxicologists. She is a Fellow of the British Toxicology Society, the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Higher Education Academy.

She has served on a number of government and advisory committees, including the World Health Organization Reproductive Health Unit, the Veterinary Residues Committee, and the Paediatrics Expert Advisory Committee. In May 2014, she was appointed as a Commissioner of the Commission on Human Medicines, where she is also a member of several Expert Working Groups. Since January 2021, she has been a member of the Office for Product Safety and Standards Advisory Group.

Shirley is an Associate Editor of Toxicology Research and has acted as a reviewer for a range of scientific journals.

9. Dr Claire Stephenson

Claire is a Senior Residues and Dietary Exposure Expert in the agrochemical industry, specialising in pesticide metabolism, residues in food, and dietary risk assessment.

Previously, she worked in consultancy and for the United Kingdom regulatory authority responsible for pesticide regulation, where she was the team lead responsible for setting maximum residue levels of pesticides in food.

Claire was formerly the Dietary Exposure member of the United Kingdom Expert Committee on Pesticides and has represented the United Kingdom as a technical expert at meetings of the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority.

She holds a PhD in Biochemistry.