Transparency data

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

Published 25 June 2026

1. Dr Allain Bueno

1.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	University of Worcester (Standard Academic contract) Since Jan 2012.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	None.
Shareholdings.	None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Registered Nutritionist (Association for Nutrition) - UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN).
Other personal interests.	None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
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.	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.

2. Dr Stuart Adams

2.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	Fera Since April 2025, conducts work for a number of Government departments or agencies as well as commercial clients. Currently Fera is the NRL for Chemical Hazards and the NRL for Food and Feed Additives. They may be involved in generating, advising on or reviewing data and methodology that commercial customers use in their submission to the FSA for product approval.
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.	Previously employed by Waters Corporation. There were numerous collaborations with industry. These industrial partners may generate scientific data that is included in an application that they may be asked to assess. They may or may not have been directly involved in the collaboration work. Previously employed by Fera Science Limited from September 2002 (then Central Science Laboratory) till September 2018. Applicants may include scientific data generated when they were an employee of this agency/company and that they would assess in their role on the JEG.
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 Carol Beevers

3.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	Regulatory Toxicologist at Corteva Agriscience, since 2022.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	None.
Shareholdings.	ITM Power 2023-present. Nio Inc 2023-present. Blackberry, since 2023.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Health and Environmental Sciences Institute Genetic Toxicology Technical Committee (Industry Chair). OECD (workgroup member). International Workshop on Genotoxicity Testing (Steering committee member and work group chair). United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS - member).
Other personal interests.	None.

Non personal interests

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

3.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	Toxicology Consultant at Broughton (a CRO specialising in supporting the electronic nicotine delivery industry 2021-2022. Toxicology Consultant at Exponent (a science and engineering consultancy) 2017-2021.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	Provided genotoxicity technical advice to Titanium Dioxide Manufactures Association (UNPAID) 2022-2025.
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.

4. Professor Qasim Chaudhry

4.1 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).

4.2 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).

5. Dr Gill Clare

5.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	Labcorp, cytogenetic consultant (analyst). Formerly Covance Labs.
Shareholdings.	AstraZeneca, Diageo, Marks and Spencers.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Member of British Toxicology Society (BTS), United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS).
Other personal interests.	Shell Research Limited (pension). AstraZeneca UK (pension). Aviva (pension).

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	None.
Indirect support.	None.
Trusteeships.	None.
Land and property.	None.
Other public appointments.	HSE; UK REACH Independent Scientific Expert (RISEP), FSA; Food Contact Materials Joint Expert Group (FCMJEG), FSA; Smoke Flavourings Working Group of Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products (AEJEG), OPSS; Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of non-food and non-medicinal products.
Other non-personal interests.	NIHR; Academy selection committee member for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement, University of Surrey; guest lecturer (food safety). DHSC; occasionally act as Independent Panel member for SACs (not in area of involvement, past or present).

5.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	Covance Ltd (more than 15y ago).
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	Covance Ltd cytogenetic consultant (analyst).
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.	UKHSA; Committee on Carcinogenicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment (COC) until spring 2024.
Other non-personal interests.	None.

6. Dr Andrew Collins

6.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	None.
Shareholdings.	None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Vice-chair of the International Comet Assay Working Group (no links with industry). Member of Garden Organic (Society promoting organic gardening).
Other personal interests.	Scientific director (unpaid) of small Norwegian company NorGenotech, which uses the comet assay (a common genotoxicity test). No links with food additives etc. Member of International Comet Assay Working Group. Joint leader of an OECD project working towards creation of an OECD Test Guideline for the in vitro comet assay.

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	Fellow of the UK Environmental Mutagen Society.
Indirect support.	None.
Trusteeships.	None.
Land and property.	None.
Other public appointments.	None.
Other non-personal interests.	None.

6.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	University of Oslo, Department of Nutrition until 2016; currently emeritus professor.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	In 2022 Advised Tate and Lyle on experimental design for testing a sugar substitute.
Shareholdings.	None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Vice-chair of International Comet Assay Working Group: 2022 (approx.) to 2025; currently a member.
Other personal interests.	None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	None.
Indirect support.	None.
Trusteeships.	Until May 2023 was a trustee (and latterly chair) of the charity Garden Organic.
Land and property.	None.
Other public appointments.	None.
Other non-personal interests.	None.

7. Dr Claude Lambré

7.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	Retired french INSERM.
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.

7.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	None.
Shareholdings.	None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Chair of the EFSA Panel on Food contact materials (2024-2029). Member of the French ANSES Committee on Air Quality and Safety.
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. Dr David Lovell PhD BSc (Hons) FSS FRSB CStat CBiol

8.1 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.

8.2 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.

9. Dr William Peveler

9.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	Employed by the University of Glasgow since 2018.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	None.
Shareholdings.	Shares in Antibody Design Ltd, since 2023.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry 2015-present. Member of the American Chemical Society since 2015.
Other personal interests.	None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	A Future Leaders Fellow supported by the UKRI, 2024-2028.
Indirect support.	ACETUM S.p.A. Società benefit (Italy, part of Associated British Foods) – 2024-present – inkind support to develop novel food quality assays. Spraying Systems Co. (USA) – 2020-present – inkind support to develop novel food quality assays. Scotch Whisky Research Institute –2026-present – co-supporting a research grant to support to developing novel drink quality assays. Dugdale Nutrition – 2026-present – supporting a PhD studentship in animal nutrition.
Trusteeships.	None.
Land and property.	None.
Other public appointments.	None.
Other non-personal interests.	None.

9.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	Persedo Spirits 2023 – personal consultancy to test drink product.
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 Claire Stephenson

10.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	ADAMA Agricultural Solutions.
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.	Member of CropLife Europe (CLE) Residues Expert Group, Chair of CLE Cumulative Risk Assessment Sub Group and Member of further Sub Groups for Residue Definitions, Drinking Water Treatment and Dietary Risk Models.

10.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	None.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	Member of the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP). Represented the UK as a technical expert at a range of EC and EFSA meetings.
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 Michael Walker

11.1 Current Interests

Personal

Direct employment.	Michael Walker Consulting Ltd, 2006 to date. Consultancy and expert witness services in scientific areas unrelated to public appointments.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	Occasional minor consultancy for FSA Register of Specialists and see above and other public appointments below.
Shareholdings.	None other than a private pension portfolio managed by a financial advisory company.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC since 1993. Fellow Institute of Food Science & Technology, IFST, since 2006, appointed Honorary Fellow in 2017, Member, IFST Scientific Committee 2008–2025 & External Affairs Committee 2019-2025. Appointed Independent Assessor to the IFST Board of Trustees 2025.  Director, (unpaid) Community for Analytical Measurement Science Ltd since 2019. Honorary professor, Institute for Global Food Security, IGFS, the Queen’s University, Belfast, QUB. Personal appointment (unpaid) to the European Network of Food Allergen Laboratories expert group of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission since 2018.
Other personal interests.	See Michael Walker (0000-0002-4350-5549) - ORCID  for full list of current and historical employment, organisations and public appointments, and publications.

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	None.
Indirect support.	T&S (£300) to attend conference, ILSI-Europe, 2019, T&S (@~£500 - £650 per annum) to attend annual meetings, European Commission European Network of Food Allergen Detection Laboratories, 2018 – date. T&S (~£250) to attend Mondelez meeting on food allergens, 2024.
Trusteeships.	None.
Land and property.	None.
Other public appointments.	Office of Product Safety and Standards Scientific Advisory Group Consumer Safety (SAG-CS), since 2021. Member, FSA/DH Committee on Toxicity (COT) Joint Expert Group, Food Contact Materials since 2019. Co-Chair ILSI-Europe Expert Group on methods needed to deploy allergen quantitative risk assessment since 2019. Chair ILSI Europe Expert Group on Precautionary Allergen labelling, since 2025. Member ILSI Europe Expert Group on Harmonisation of Allergen Analytics since 2025. Chair BSI AW/34/46 Food Authenticity, since 2022.
Other non-personal interests.	None.

11.2 Historic Interest

Personal:

Direct employment.	Resident Public Analyst to the (then) 26 NI Local Authorities and Partner in firm of Consulting Chemists, 1986 – 2004. Forensic Science Northern Ireland, (FSNI) Chief Executive 2004 – 2006.
Consultancies and other fee-paid work.	See above and Head: Office of the Government Chemist, LGC, 2018 – 2021. Referee Analyst, Laboratory of the Government Chemist 2006 to 2021.
Shareholdings.	None.
Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.	Former member Association of Public Analysts 1985 to 2025 and see Michael Walker (0000-0002-4350-5549) - ORCID for full list of current and historical employment, organisations and public.
Other personal interests.	None.

Non personal interests

Fellowships.	None.
Indirect support.	None.
Trusteeships.	None.
Land and property.	None.
Other public appointments.	Food Standards Agency, (FSA) Board member for Northern Ireland and Chair of the FSA’s Northern Ireland Advisory Committee, 2000 – 2004.See Michael Walker (0000-0002-4350-5549) - ORCID for full list of current and historical employment, organisations and public appointments.
Other non-personal interests.	None.