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Committee and sub-group member's interests

Published 25 June 2026

1. Dr Tarek  Abdelghany

1.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Lecturer in Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Aberdeen, since January 2023.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Member at the British Toxicology Society, Since 2018.

Member at the British Pharmacology Society, since 2023.

Member at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, since 2016.
Other personal interests. Visiting Lecturer in Pharmacology and Toxicology at Newcastle University, since January 2023.

Visiting Lecturer in Pharmacology and Toxicology at Cairo University, since February 2022.

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. Lecturer in Pharmacology at Newcastle University from September 2021 – January 2023.

Research Assistant at the Complex Drug Delivery Project, Newcastle University from August 2020 – August 2021.

Associate Lecturer in Pharmacology and Toxicology at Cairo University from May 2012.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Received a British Council scholarship to pursue a PhD at Newcastle University (2017–2021).
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

2. Professor Peter Barlow

2.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Edinburgh Napier University. Since 2011.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. In University role was paid a small consultancy fee to undertake an interview with BBC Radio Scotland on measles virus in July 2025.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Chair – Chief Scientist Office Clinical Academic Fellowship Committee (non-remunerated role).

Chair – NHS Assure Grant Funding Panel (non-remunerated role).

Member of British Society of Immunology.
Other personal interests. Co-Founder of an emerging Edinburgh Napier spinout entity (PlusPEP). Future commercial focus around the application of Sodium Butyrate and/or vitamin D for the treatment of rhinovirus infection in humans (International patent WO2021198691A1).

Grant holder and Principal Investigator, Interface Innovation Voucher, held with Mercel Ltd. “Algumer Enzyme Protection”.

External Examiner at the University of Birmingham for an MSc from September 2025.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (current).
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. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US Government Agency) (2009-2011).

University of Edinburgh (2005-2009).

Policy officer at the Health Department, Scottish Government (2004-2005).
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Expert Advisor, Dunedin Solutions Ltd (Nov 2023-2025) Unremunerated role.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. British Science Association Media Fellowship (2018), hosted by BBC Scotland.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

3. Dr Michelle Bellingham

3.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. University of Glasgow, School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, full-time. Since 2004.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Trustee and board member of British Society for Neuroendocrinology. Since 2013.

Treasurer of British Society for Neuroendocrinology. Since 2019.
Other personal interests. Author of Scientific Impact Paper 37 “Chemical exposures during pregnancy: dealing with potential, but unproven, risks to child health” for Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2013.

Co-Author of opinion paper “A new consensus on reconciling fire safety with environmental & health impacts of chemical flame retardants”. Environ Int. 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107782.

Co-Author of article. “Breast cancer risk and prevention in 2024: An overview from the Breast Cancer UK “- Breast Cancer Prevention Conference. Cancer Med. 2024 Sep;13(18):e70255.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. Grants:

NIH R01 ES030374 2019-2025 “Transgenerational consequences of pre-conceptional and in utero exposure to real-life chemical mixtures on fertility and metabolic health” (2019-2025).
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. Scientific Review Panel Breast Cancer UK (2017-2025).

Media Ambassador Society for Endocrinology (2018-2023).

3.2 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.

4. Dr Phil Botham

4.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Syngenta and its legacy companies Zeneca and ICI since 1980. Principal Science Advisor (Product Safety) since 2017.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Regulatory Science Associates – Leadership Consultant. Since 2018.
Shareholdings. AstraZeneca. Since 1999.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Crop Life International, Crop Life Europe – Chair or Member of Human Health Expert Groups since 2002 (CLE) and 2017 (CLI).

European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology (ECETOC) – Member or Chair of Task Forces since 1986; Member of Scientific Committee since 2017.

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) – Member of Regulatory Sciences Forum since 2024.

British Toxicology Society – Member since 1982; Fellow since 2006; Member of Executive Committee since 2020, Vice-President 2022-2024, President 2024-2026.

Society Of Toxicology – Member since 2009.

Royal College of Pathologists – Fellow since 2001.
Other personal interests. Wife also works for Syngenta. (Since 1985).

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. The British Toxicology Society receives donations from a number of companies (e.g. AstraZeneca, Corteva, GSK, Syngenta, Unilever, Apconix, Charles River, BIBRA) to support its activities, including an Annual Congress and Education and Training opportunities.
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. ICI 1980-1993. Zeneca 1993-1999 Syngenta 2001-2017.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. NC3Rs Board Member 2009-2014.

ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee Member 1993-2002.

Advisory Committee on Pesticides Medical and Toxicological Panel 2005-2013.
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. Mr Gordon Burton

5.1 Current Interests

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. Wife is a member of the Food Standards Agency Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) and Science Council.
Other non-personal interests. None.

5.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Consultancy Nottingham Trent University (Silicon Supplement development), Silicon Active, my Wife is a  share holder.
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.

6. Professor Qasim Chaudhry

6.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Visiting Professor - University of Chester. Since September 2017.

Chair of the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)  (Luxembourg). Since July 2009:

The SCCS provides scientific advice to the EC on safety assessment of chemicals and nanomaterials in cosmetics and personal-care products; and publishes Guidance on risk assessment.

Member/ Chair of the WGs of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (Italy). Since July 2012 .

Particle Risk Assessment (Chair),

New Approach Methods (Member),

Botanicals Compendium (Member),

Guidance on Read-across (Member).

Member Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products. Since May 2019.

Member Committee on Toxicity (COT). Since May 2025.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. Member, Italian Society of Toxicology (SITOX).
European Registered Toxicologist (ERT).  

6.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Professor of Food Safety & Innovation; University of Chester (Oct 2015 - Sep 2017), Principle Scientist/ Advanced Research Fellow, The Food and Environment Research Agency, York (Dec 1990 - Sep 2015).
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Member of the Office for Product Safety and Standards’ Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety (SAG-CS) in Consumer Products, Apr 2021 – Jul 2023.

Expert Evaluator/ Project Technical Advisor for a few project proposals submitted to the European Commission under Horizon Europe, and Research Executive Agency. 09/2017 - ongoing.

Project Technical Advisor for the European Commission to review progress of selected Horizon 2020 projects. Reviewer for the project proposals for the French National Research Agency (ANR) on Food packaging and containers and sustainability policies: new food constraints and impacts on nutrition and health – Alimentarité, 01/06/2024 - 31/08/2024.

Reviewer for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), to steer research projects into investigating nanomaterials in complex matrices (toys) and volatile substances generated by consumer and construction products in indoor environment and their impact on indoor air quality, 01/05/2024 - 10/01/2025.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. Member Advisory Board of Horizon 2020 projects (NanoSolveIT: Innovative Nanoinformatics models and tools: towards a Solid, verified and Integrated Approach to Predictive (eco)Toxicology, and RiskGONE: Risk Governance of Nanotechnology, 01/2019 – to 12/2023 (non-remunerated position).

7. Professor Martin Clift

7.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Swansea University; Academic Position (Professor) Since 2015.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Titanium Dioxide Manufacturer’s Association (TDMA)/Titanium Dioxide Industry Consultation (TDIC) Since November 2023.

Huntsman Corporation (Expert scientist for particle toxicology) Since Feb 2025.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Chair of UK Animal Alternative Technologies (UKAAT), Since 2017.

Journal Editor:

Editor-in-Chief; Fibers.

Senior/Associate Editor:

Particle and Fibre Toxicology Since 2022.

Editorial Board member: InVitro Models Since 2016.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. COMEAP Member since May 2021.

CAAP Member since Sept 2024.
Other non-personal interests. UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) (co_investigator) (ca. £1.2 million) on Micronanoplastics (2025-2029).

UKRI Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (co_investigator) (ca. £3.5 million) on indoor air pollution (2021-2026).COLT Foundation (charity) (Principal investigator) (ca. £300K) on micronanoplastics (2023-2026).

TDMA (industry) (Principal investigator) (ca. £450K) on TiO2 particle toxicology (2023-2026).

Huntsman (industry) (Principal) investigator) (ca. £45K) on human health assessment (2025-2026).

7.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Expert scientist for particle toxicology (Since November 2023).

UKHSA – Solid Fuel Toxicology Review (February – April 2023).

Nooku – Toxicology Review on Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution (February – March 2023).
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Chair of UK Animal Alternative Technologies (UKAAT) (formerly the In Vitro Toxicology Society (IVTS) (Since October 2015).

Member of the British Toxicology Society (BTS) Sub-Scientific Committee (Since October 2017).

Member of Animal Free Research UK (February 2020 – June 2024).

Member of the British.
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 James Coulson

8.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Cardiff University. Since 2013.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Director of Medical, Scientific & Toxicological Consultancy Ltd. Since 2016 .
Shareholdings. 50% shareholder of Medical, Scientific & Toxicological Consultancy Ltd. Since 2016.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. National Trust. Since 2002.

St John Ambulance Brigade, Wales. Since 2024.
Other personal interests. Honorary Professor Cardiff Metropolitan University Since 2018.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Royal College of Physicians of London Since 2017,

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2015 – present),

British Pharmacology Society Since 2024,

Royal Society of Biology Since 2023.
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. 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.

9. Dr Meera Cush

9.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Ramboll UK Limited, since 2016.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Member of Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) and REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEPP).
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Ramboll is a member of Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and is the lead contact.
Other personal interests. Works for clients who are food and food contact material manufacturers.

Visiting Lecturer at a University of Surrey, since 2013.

Visiting Researcher at University of Surrey between 2011 – 2014.

Visiting Lecturer at Kingston University between 2008 – 2009.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Member of Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC), ACNFP and RISEP.
Other non-personal interests. None.

9.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Senior Toxicologist, Delphic HSE Solutions Limited 2013 – 2016.

Toxicologist, Public Health England, 2008 – 2013.

Investigator (Histology), ReNeuron Limited, 2007 – 2008.

Mammalian Toxicologist, WRc plc, 2006 – 2007.

Scientific Assistant (Microbiology), Veolia Water Partnership, 2000 - 2001.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. Co-author of a report on toxicological data for PFAS on behalf of the German Environment Agency, 2023.

Co-author of a chapter on food safety in a non-fiction science book on human nutrition with Oxford University Press, 2023.

Co-author of a chapter on Water and Public Health in a non-fiction science book on Environmental Public Health Science: A Handbook for Field Professionals with Oxford University Press, 2014.

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 Steve Enoch

10.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Liverpool John Moores University Since 2006.

Reader in Computational Toxicology.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Consultancy (on-going projects):

Crop Life Europe (2020 – present; total value: €200,000).

BASF (2025 – present; total value €25,000).

P&G (2025 – present; total value €25,000).
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. Funding (all whilst employed at Liverpool John Moores University)

2026 (8 months): Read-across for plant protection products - water treatment project. Value €40,000. Principal Investigator.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

10.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. 2005-2006: Peakdale Molecular; 2004-2005: Cyprotex Ltd.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Regulatory Science Associates: 2024 for 6 months: £8,000.

BASF: 2020 for 12 months: €35,000.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. Funding (all whilst employed at Liverpool John Moores University). 2025 (3 months): Read-across for genotoxicity – extension (CropLife Europe). Value €20,000. Principal Investigator.

2024 (6 months): Read-across genotoxicity consultancy (BASF). Value €25,000. Principal Investigator.

2024 (3 months): Read-across consultancy (Regulatory Science Associates). Value £6,720. Principal Investigator.

2024 (24 months): Read-across for genotoxicity (CropLife Europe). Value €100,000. Principal Investigator.

2023 (48 months): QuantumTox (Horizon 2023). Value: €380,000. Co-Investigator.

2022 (14 months): Pesticide cancer QSAR. Value: €60,000. Co-Investigator.

2020 (48 months): ECPA pesticides (Crop Life Europe). Value: €100,000. Co-Investigator.

2020 (12 months): BASF pesticide mutagenicity. Value: €25,000. Co-Investigator.

2020 (60 months): RiskHunter (H2020). Value €500,000. Co-Investigator.

2018 (12 months): OECD QSAR Toolbox development contract (Laboratory Mathematical Chemistry). Value: €10,000. Principal investigator.

2017 (60 months): eTranSafe (H2020 IMI). Value €500,000. Co-Investigator.

2017 (24 months): CE-ToxGPS (Cosmetics Europe). Value €300,000. Co-Investigator.

2017 (48 months): in3 (H2020 Marie Curie training network). Value €250,000. Co-Investigator.

2016 (18 months): Cancer Potency Database (CEFIC LRi). Value €55,000. Co-Investigator.

2015 (36 months): iPIE IMI (EU IMI). Value: €150,000. Co-Investigator.

2013: Winner of the 2013 LUSH prize. Value: £25,000.

2013 (36 months): Molecular shape in drug design (Medchemica – match-funded PhD). Value: £36,000. Co-Investigator.

2013 (36 months): NanoPuzzles (FP7). Value: €200,000. Co-Investigator.

2012 (36 months): OECD framework contract (European Chemicals Agency, OECD). Value: €30,000. Co-Investigator.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

11. Professor Susan Fairweather-Tait

11.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. University of East Anglia.
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.

11.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. EFSA (Working Group on Upper Levels).
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. Professor Gary Hutchison

12.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Professor of Toxicology and Assistant Principal Edinburgh Napier University since 2025.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Member of British Toxicology Society since 2020.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Fellow of Royal Society of Biology, since 2022.

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. Trustee of Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS). Since 2025.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Office for Product Safety & Standards Register of Specialists, Since 2020.

Member of FSA Register of Specialists, since 2019.

Office for Product Safety & Standards,  Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food & Non-Medicinal Products, since 2025.
Other non-personal interests. Chair of Board of Governance, Scottish Institute of Policing Research, since 2018.

Member of Governing Council of Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), since 2022.

Chair the Scottish Healthcare Built Environment Network, since 2026.

Member of the Scottish Government Chemicals Policy Network, since 2020.

Member of the Exchange Initiative, since 2022.

12.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Dean of Applied Sciences (2015 - 2025).

Head of School of Life Sciences (2012-2015).

Associate Professor & Lecturer (2007 – 2012) at Edinburgh Napier University.

Career Development Fellow,  Medical Research Council (2004-2007).
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. Member of Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee, Defra, (2012-2021).

Member of Defra’s College of Scientific Experts (2017 – 2021).
Other non-personal interests. Chair of the Exchange Initiative, 2022-2025.

Member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Social Sciences grant review sub-committee, 2021-2023.

13. Professor Þórhallur Ingi Halldórsson - HI

13.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland. Since 2009.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. European Food Safety Authority -  Scientific committee and various working groups. Since 2015.

Icelandic Risk Assessment Committee for Food, Feed, Fertilizers and Seeds (IRAC) – occasional expert work since 2021.

The Icelandic Research Found (RANNIS) – occasional member of different expert panels since 2011.

Is a member of an expert group established by the Danish Ministry of Environment tasked to assess nitrate in drinking water and the need to revising the current drinking water limit since 2024. The final assessment is expected in 2025.
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. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Nordic Council of Ministers - revision of the 2022 Nordic Nutrition Recommendation). 2017 – 2023).

The Nutricia Research Foundation – review of applications  once a year. Involvement ended in (2017 2022).
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. Dr Andreas Kolb

14.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Senior Research Fellow at the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen. Since 1997.
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. 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. Part-time PhD student funded by industry.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

15. Professor Gunter Kuhnle

15.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. University of Reading. Since 2010.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. RSM UK Consulting LLP (Consultancy, payment to University of Reading). FSA funded project on nitrite/nitrate. Since 2025.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. School governor. Since 2024.
Other personal interests. Longstanding research collaboration with Mars -arising from previous funded projects (funding now expired - 2010 to 2020). Financial contribution now limited to acceptance of travel and hospitality.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. Director of an analytical facility at the University of Reading (“Chemical Analysis Facility”), where users may be directly or indirectly funded by commercial sources, or work has been directly commissioned by them, since 2021.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the British Nutrition Foundation. Since 2020.

15.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. EQT (Consultancy, payment to University 2024).
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. Dr David Lovell

16.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Emeritus Reader in Medical Statistics at City St George’s, University of London. Since 2019.

Pension - Pfizer.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. National Grid plc.

AstraZeneca (Spouse Shareholder),

National Grid plc (Spouse Shareholder).
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Biometrics Society,

British Toxicological Society(BTS),

Genetics Society,

Royal Society of Biology (RSB),

Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA),

Royal Statistical Society (RSS),

Statistitians in the pharmaceutical industry (PSI),

United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

Member of the UK Committee on Toxicity in Chemicals in Food Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and sub-groups,

Member of BEIS SAG-CS,

Member of the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) 92,

Member of HESI/GTCC (Genetic Toxicology Genetic Committee),

MRC EMINENT Scientific Review Board,

RISEP Challenge Panel Member,

Member of OECD Expert Groups,

ILSI Europe (Combined Toxicity Expert Group),

British Trust of Ornithologists (BTO),

English Heritage,

Liberty,

Campaign of the Protection of Rural England (CPRE),

Kew Gardens,

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust (SBBOT),

Chelsea Physic Garden,

National Trust.
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.

16.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Employed by the Postgraduate Medical School (PGMS), University of Surrey from 2004 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2019 at St George’s, University of London when I retired and took on Emeritus status up to the present. Recently, St George’s merged with City University and is now called City St George’s University of London.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. EFSA Scientific Committee.

COM.

COC.

Member of UK National Centre of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) Board (until Dec 2022).

MHRA ISAC.

ILSI Europe (TTC Expert group).

OECD (Workgroup Member).

IWGT (Workgroup Member).
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. Dr Chris Morris

17.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Newcastle University. Since 2006.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Member of British Toxicology Society. Since 2012.
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. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Completed consultancy for Expert Committee on Pesticides as Member: (January 2022).
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Member of the Committee on Pesticides, (2012 - January 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.

18. Dr Antonio Peña-Fernández

18.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain. Since Sept 2023.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Member of the Scientific Subcommittee, British Toxicology Society (BTS), since December 2022.
Other personal interests. (Unpaid) Honorary Associate Professor at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Since September 2023.

(Unpaid) Honorary Professorship. Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University (Madrid, Spain). Since Sept 2019.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. His research group received €9,596 from the University Institute for Police Science Research (IUICP, University of Alcalá, Spain) to direct the project “Isolation of the sperm fraction in sexual assault samples using MACS® columns” (2025–2026).

He is a collaborating researcher on the project “Detergent product development for decontamination of personnel in contact with CBRN agents – DECONPER”, which received €297,520.64 from the Dirección General de Armamento y Material, Ministerio de Defensa (Spain) (2023–2025).

He is a collaborator on the project “Estrategias de recuperación de suelos para uso agrícola – FP24‑RECUPERA”, which received €180,000 from the Madrid Institute of Agrarian Research and Rural Development and Food (IMIDRA) (2024–2027).

He is a collaborator on the consortium project “Caracterización y Remediación de la Contaminación de Suelos y Aguas Subterráneas en la era de la Transición Ecológica y Digital (CARESOIL‑CM)”, which received €991,000 from the Comunidad de Madrid (2025–2028).

He is a collaborator on the project “Methodologies for the evaluation and treatment of soils affected by mixed contamination in extreme‑site conditions – METASOIL”, which received €197,750 from FEDER and the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (2024–2027).

He is a collaborator on the project “Mixtures of contaminants (including PFAS and plastic‑related chemicals), inflammatory pathways, and humoral and cellular immunological response to SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and vaccination”, which received €200,000 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (2025–2027).
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

18.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (2015-31/08/2023).

Public Health Scientist, Public Health England, Chilton, UK, from 17th March 2013 to 28th February 2015.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Associate Member of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), Food Standards Agency (FSA). 07/2023-06/2024.
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.

19. Professor Shirley Price OBE

19.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. UK Science Advisory Committees (Paid honoraria) including:

Food Standard Agency:

Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and related working groups: Member 2021-2024 (1st Term) and 2021-Present (2nd Term)

From June 2024 appointed as Vice Chair.

The Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other regulated products: Member from June 2024 until March 2025 and then co-opted as a liaison co-ordinator on behalf of COT in my role as Vice-Chair to present.

Joint Expert Group for Food Contact Materials (FCMJEG) as a liaison co-ordinator on behalf of COT in my role as Vice-Chair from December 2024.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS): Chair since 2021.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS): Non-Executive Director on the OPSS Advisory Board since October 2025.

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Paediatric Medicines Expert Advisory Group (PMEAG) Member since 2022.

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Various Expert Working Groups since 2021.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. British Toxicology Society;

President (2020-2022),

Past President since 2022 ,

General Secretary 2023 to Present,

Honorary Fellow from 2024,

British Pharmacological Society: Member from 2000,

Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, From 2005-present

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005,

Fellow of the Higher Education Institute.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. FRSB, HonFBTS, FRSC;FHEA.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. CO Research Trust; BTS; Godalming 6th Form College.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Editor in Chief, Toxicology Research (2024-Present).
Other non-personal interests. None.

19.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. University of Surrey 1980-2020.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Commissioner on the Commission of Human Medicines from 2010-2022.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. British Society of Toxicological Pathologists. Resigned as a member in 2020. Held position as President 2020-2022.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. Royal Grammar School.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. President of the British Toxicology Society.
Other non-personal interests. None.

20. Mr Nick Richardson

20.1 Current Interests

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.

20.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. DSTL (2020-2025).
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.

21. Dr Bryony Ross

21.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Blue Frog Scientific Limited, Edinburgh, UK.

Principal Consultant & Team Leader Human Safety; since October 2020.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. British Toxicology Society(BTS):

Member of the Executive Committee; since 2023.

Member, Public Communications Steering Team; since 2022.

Royal Society of Biology (RSB):

Registered Toxicologist under UK Register of Toxicologists (UKRT).

European Registered Toxicologist; since 2016 . European Teratology Society (ETS): Member; since 2024.

Society of Toxicology (SOT): Assoc. Member; since 2025.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Executive Committee and Public Communications Steering Team member at the British Toxicology Society,

Member, European Teratology Society.
Other personal interests. (unpaid) Visiting Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University; since 2024.

(unpaid) Guest Lecturer at Heriot Watt University; since Nov 2025.

Adidas: Sponsored Athlete; since Jan 2023.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

21.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, UK.

Research Scientist & Toxicologist; 2006-2017.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Ultimate Performance.

Research Associate; 2017-18.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. Reebok: Sponsored brand ambassador; 2014-2023.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

22. Dr Cheryl Scudamore

22.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Exepathology – consultant pathology services (self employed, sole trader) since 2015.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Regulatory Science Associates. Consultancy since 2019.

Histopathology consultant to UCL Cancer Institute since 2018.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. Member of National Trust since 2000.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Member of the Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP). Since 2024.
Other non-personal interests. Partner is a medical doctor who specialises in obesity and endocrinology since 2009.

22.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Visiting Chair in Veterinary Pathology at Surrey University Veterinary School 2013-2021.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Regulatory Science Associates. Ongoing ad hoc consultancy work  since 2019.
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.

23. Reverend Professor Lesley Stanley

23.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Self-employed as Consultant in Investigative Toxicology (sole trader); since May 2005.

Teachers Pensions Agency (occupational pension); since October 2022.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School - preparation of primary research paper on the 8HUM humanised mouse model for publication in Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; February – December 2024.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Authorisation Challenge Panels (occasional); December 2023 – February 2025.

Completed consultancy for Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX – project management support (occasional); since 2022 .

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Restriction Challenge Panels. Moderator for RP003, Tattoo Inks; Challenge Panel Member for RP004, Lead in Ammunition; July 2022 – December 2024.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Dossier Review Group for proposed PFAS restriction; June – July 2025.
Shareholdings. Investment Portfolio managed by Schroders Personal Wealth; since 2023.

Investment Portfolio managed by Quilter Cheviot (joint with spouse); since 2018.

Stocks and Shares ISA managed by Teesside Financial; since 2005.

Personal Pension Plan managed by Teesside Financial; since 2002.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS); since 2018.

European Registered Toxicologist (ERT); since 2005.
Other personal interests. Paid travel to meetings/conferences:

Received a bursary of £500 from the UK Register of Toxicologists for attendance at the British Toxicology Society Annual Congress (2023).

Charitable donations (>£500 in any year).

Is a regular donor to the following charities:

Christian Aid In Their Lifetime programme (joint with spouse); monthly since 2009.

International Justice Mission (joint with spouse); monthly since 2015.

Emmanuel Healthcare (joint with spouse); monthly since 2015.

Buchlyvie and Gartmore Parish Church (joint with spouse); monthly since 2011.

I also make intermittent one-off donations:

Embrace the Middle East; 2024 & 2025.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide; 2024 & 2025.

Royal Foundation of St Katharine; March 2024.

Friends of Sabeel UK; March 2025.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. Trustee of the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Perth; since 2022.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Chair of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; since 2025.

Member of the REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEP); since 2022.

Member of the OPSS Register of Specialists; since 2021.

Member of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC); since 2020.

Member of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP); since 2016 (currently co-opted for matters concerning cannabidiol.
Other non-personal interests. Non-stipendiary appointments.

Visiting Professor at School of Life Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University; since 2024.

Finance and Stewardship Convener, Presbytery of Perth (Church of Scotland); since 2025.

Ordained Local Minister, Church of Scotland; 2021 – present.

Honorary Chaplain, University of Stirling; since 2021.

23.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Associate of Edinburgh Napier University (non-stipendiary position) with occasional short-term employment; 2015–2024.

Employed at Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX – six months’ part-time employment contract; 2023.

Employed as Head of Operations at CXR Biosciences Ltd, Dundee; 2002–2005.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Completed unpaid consultancy for PhaSER, potential company aiming to provide drug-drug interaction prediction services using 8HUM cytochrome P450 humanised mice – Informal consultancy; 2022*.

Completed consultancy for Office for Product Safety and Standards – Peer review of OPSS rapid literature review report on human health effects of Melanotan II (Ad Hoc consultancy commission); 2022. 

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School – Preparation of review on HepG2 and HepaRG cell lines for publication in Drug Metabolism Reviews; 2021 – 2022.

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School – Support with REF2021 Impact Cases; 2021 - 2022.

*Details of other unpaid consultancy work and commissions prior to January 2020 are provided in LAS master project list spreadsheet (appended).
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. Panellist of the UK Register of Toxicologists 2009–2018; Vice-Chair from 2012-2015; Chair for three years to the end of 2018.

Sole author of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology: An Introduction, published by Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK; 2014.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Member of the Scottish Food Advisory Committee; 2009–2015.

Member of the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee; 2007–2016.

Member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT); 2001–2007.
Other non-personal interests. None.

24. Professor Mireille B. Toledano

24.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Imperial - Marit Mohn Chair in Perinatal & Paediatric Environmental Epidemiology Imperial College London since 2016.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Committee on Toxicity since April 2018.
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.

24.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Professor (HEFC-funded) - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College.
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.

25. Dr Arvind Veiraiah

25.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. National Poisons Information Service. Since 2010.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. None.
Other personal interests. Co-author on article on glycerol poisoning. Involved in National responses to sodium nitrite/nitrate poisoning.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.

25.2 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.

26. Christel Wake

26.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Member of the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) Since March 2024.

Member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) Since May 2025.

Co-opted member to the Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) Since December 2025.
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.

26.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Employed at Corteva Agriscience May 2021 – Sept 2025.

Employed at Chemtura Europe Ltd. / Arysta LifeScience / UPL (during various company takeovers) September 2011 – May 2021.

Employed at CRD (formerly known as PSD) February 2004 – September 2011.

Employed at CSL (now known as FERA) September 2001 – February 2004.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. CropLife PAEG and RPT member 2016 – May 2021.

CLE residue definition subgroup member August 2022 – August 2025.

Member of the OECD Residue Definition Writing Group February 2023 – August 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. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry: 2008 - 2020.

27. Dr Simon Wilkinson

27.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sports Sciences at Newcastle University since November 2018.
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.

27.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. L’Oreal Research and Development, Paris. 2011-2015.
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.

28. Professor Philippe B Wilson

28.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Executive Chairman, HH Global Holdings Ltd. 2025- present.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Consultant for HH Research & Innovation Ltd (formerly HH Enterprise Group Ltd). 2024- present

Director, HH Research & Innovation Ltd. 2024- present

Director, HH Insight Ltd. 2024- present

Director, HH Data and Evidence Services Ltd. 2024- present

Director, ONIX Associates Ltd. 2021- present.
Shareholdings. ONIX Associates Ltd – Companies House records Prof Philippe Barrie Wilson as a person with significant control, with ownership of shares and voting rights of more than 25% but not more than 50%. HH Global Holdings Ltd.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. President, Comparative Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine. 2024- present

Former Chairman, Royal Society of Biology East Midlands Branch. 2017-2019

Member, UK Genetics for Livestock and Equines Committee (Defra). 2017-present

Member, Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, Food Standards Agency. 2019-present
Other personal interests. Ex Situ Conservation Policy Expert, European Regional Focal Point / European Commission. 2017-present

Honorary Chief Scientific Officer, Airshield. 2020-present

Editor, Research Directions: One Health (Cambridge University Press). 2020-present.Editor, Dairy Science and Management; Poultry Science and Management (both Springer-Nature) 2024-present

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Molecular Biology. 2023-present

Non personal interests

Fellowships. Fellowship, Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM). 2016-present.

Fellowship, Higher Education Academy (FHEA). 2019-present.

Fellowship, Linnean Society of London (FLS).2016-present
Indirect support. Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on various grants funded by UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and industry partners (e.g., Roche Diagnostics, Ingenion Medical Ltd., AstraZeneca, TDG Systems, Airshield Ltd.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Member of the UKRI BBSRC Peer Review College.2017-present

Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath.

Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, University of Nottingham.
Other non-personal interests. Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on research projects funded by organisations with interests in industry and food safety.

28.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Professor of One Health, Director of the NHS Doctoral Training Academy, De Montfort University (2020-2024).

Associate Professor/Reader in Biochemistry and Cheminformatics, De Montfort University (2019-2020).
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. Chief Scientific Officer, Hilltop Leaf Ltd. 2022-2024.

Chief Scientific Officer, Crown Laboratories Ltd.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Former Head of Conservation, Rare Breeds Survival Trust (2020-2021).
Other personal interests. Named author on publications related to food safety, metabolomics, and toxicology.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. Past research funding received from industry and government agencies, including EPSRC, MRC, UKRI, and private sector grants.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Former Chief Scientific Officer, Crown Laboratories Ltd.

Former committee member for various governmental and academic advisory boards.
Other non-personal interests. Participation in research consortia and industry collaborations related to food safety, toxicology, and biotechnology.

29. Professor Matthew Wright

29.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Retired.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. HSE (Expert Committee on Pesticides), member.

EFSA (FAF Panel WG member).

Elsevier (Chief Editor, Food and Chemical Toxicology).
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. BTS (retired member).
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.

29.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment. Newcastle University. Until Aug 2024.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. EFSA (FAF Panel member).

Elsevier (Associate Editor, Toxicology).
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.

30. Dr Alison Yeates

30.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment. Ulster University, Coleraine, UK. Since 2010.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work. None.
Shareholdings. None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. Member of the Nutrition Society, since 2005.

Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA), since 2015.
Other personal interests. None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. FHEA.
Indirect support. Research group received £60,048 from the Waterloo Foundation towards the project ‘Evaluating the impact of a nutrition education intervention on children’s fish consumption’.

Collaborating researcher on the project ‘Fish,omega-3 supplements and the prevention of cardiovascular disease-start young and live long’, which received £102,714 from the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke (NICHS).

Collaborating researcher on the project ‘Leveraging investments in the Seychelles Child Development Study to enable novel investigations of long-term MeHg exposure, toxicity mechanisms, and health across the life course: renewal’ from the National Institute of Health which received £157,739.

Collaborating researcher on the project ‘Building REsilience against Mental Illness during ENDocrine-sensitive life stages’, which received £127,989 from Innovate UK/Horizon Europe.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. Associate Editor, Nutrition Journal (2025 – 2026).
Other non-personal interests. None.

30.2 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. I was a breastfeeding peer support volunteer for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust from 2017 to 2025.

Non personal interests

Fellowships. None.
Indirect support. None.
Trusteeships. None.
Land and property. None.
Other public appointments. None.
Other non-personal interests. None.