Register of Interest

Expert Register of Interests ACMSF 

In line with FSA policy and established good practice for accessing external expertise, Scientific Advisory Committee members are required to declare any personal or non-personal interests which represent a real or potential conflict in respect of general or specific aspects of work undertaken. Interests will be managed in accordance with the FSA’s policy and guidance.

If members have interests not specified in these notes, but which they believe could be regarded as influencing their advice or other work for FSA, they should declare them. However, members are not under any obligation to search out interests of which they might reasonably not be aware. For example, either through being unaware of all the interests of family members, or of not being aware of links between one company and another.

Professor Bill Keevil (Chair)

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Southampton
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: FAAM, FRSB, FRSPH, Microbiology Society, Applied Microbiology International
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: Vitacress Salads ltd., PhD studentship 2022-25
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Tate & Lyle ltd. 1978-79, PHLS 1979-1994, MRA Porton Down 1994-2000
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: JVS Products ltd., 2020
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine,
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: Vitacress Salads ltd., PhD studentships 2012-2022; JVS Products ltd PhD studentship 2018-2021
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Wayne Anderson

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Food Safety Authority of Ireland
• 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
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: Adjunct Professor University College Dublin.  Adjunct Professor University College Cork
• Other non-personal interests: Member of the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Food.

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Unilever Research until 1998.  Leitrim Foods until 1999
• 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

Dr Dragan Antic

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Liverpool
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Consultancy through University of Liverpool
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Diplomate of European College of Veterinary Public Health
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: Higher Education Academy
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Liverpool
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Consultancy through University of Liverpool
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Diplomate of European College of Veterinary Public Health
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: Higher Education Academy
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Adri Bester

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Retired
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Pure Foods of London;
• London South Bank University; 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

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 IFST
• Member 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

Mr Martin Briggs

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: ForFarmers UK (fee paying consultancy). Anitox UK (fee paying consultancy).  AIC (Agricultural Industries Confederation) (fee paying consultancy).  2Agriculture (fee paying consultancy).  KIWA (UFAS auditor and trainer).  NSF (GAFTA auditor).  UKAS (assessor).  FSA (member of ACAF and ACMSF committees)
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Member of AIC UFAS Working and Review Groups, 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: GLW Feeds Ltd.  Eurofins Forensic Testing
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Progressus Agrischool (fee paying 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

Professor Francis Butler

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Professor at University College, Dublin
• 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: An academic at University College Dublin since 1990
• 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 since 2019
• 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

Dr Inaki Deza-Cruz

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Edinburgh
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: RCVS examinations
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: Royalties from University of Surrey

Non personal interests

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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Past employment at:University of Surrey, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Newcastle University, Food Standards Agency, Eville & Jones Ltd
• 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

Dr Edward Fox

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Northumbria University
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Deputy Chair, IFST Publications Committee
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: Fellow of the Australian Society for Microbiology
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

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.  For the Australian Society for Microbiology. I was the Coordinator for the Food Microbiology Special Interest Group and a Committee Member for the Victorian Branch.

Dr Jane Gibbens

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Member of Defra Bovine Tuberculosis Partnership
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Council member of the Association of Government Veterinarians, a specialist division of the British Veterinary Association
• 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

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

Dr Nicol Janecko

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Quadram Institute Bioscience
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Part of IID3 review board (under the ACMSF payroll)
• 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Quadram Institute Bioscience
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: FAO/WHO JEMRA on Campylobacter in poultry
• 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

Mr Andrew MacLeod

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Argyll and Bute Council (Government) – Principal EHO of Food Control (Lead Officer for the Food Law Code of Practice). 26 years.
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: The Food Standards Company & Food Standards.com. As notified to ACMSF – Services in Official Controls to FSS/FSA and the SEAFISH Industry Authority of Great Britain (SEAFISH) and to LAs. NB all UK Government via open tender. Commissioned to write & deliver training courses. Provision of RSPH Advanced HACCP in high-risk Manufacturing. Expert Witness of Scottish laws providing expert advice to Sheriffs.
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: Elected as Fellow of IFST.
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: Own two properties – Non rented
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Lapsed member of the IFST.
• Other personal interests: Worked as a paid team member of the University of Lincoln National Centre for Food Manufacture on an FSA contract re Food Fraud. Joint author of report to FSA, Joint author of published paper in scientific journal.

Non personal interests

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

Dr Rohini Manuel

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Employee of UKSHA
• 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Employee of UKSHA
• 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

Prof Andrew Page

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Employed by Theiagen Genomics and provide bioinformatics consultancy for US public health labs
• 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Employed by Quadram Institute Bioscience.
• 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

Prof Cath Rees

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Nottingham; academic member of School, of Biosciences 1993-current
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Scientific Advisory board for PBD Biotech Ltd (hourly, paid consultancy) 2023- current
• Shareholdings: Shareholder and founder member of PBD Biotech Ltd
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Volunteer Trustee, Applied Microbiology International.  2023-
• Volunteer member of UKRI Phage Innovation KTN Advisory Board
• 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Nottingham; academic member of School, of Biosciences 1993-current
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: CSO 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

Professor Linda Scobie

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: FT Glasgow Caledonian University
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Associate editor for the Journal Xenotransplantation - Wiley.
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Scottish Government wastewater monitoring group
• International Xenotransplantation Association
• European Society for Clinical Virology.
• 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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: Glasgow Caledonian University since 2007
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Xenotherapeutics Plc USA
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non personal interests

• Fellowships: SHERT Scotland
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: Consultancy with industry MVD diagnostics Ltd
• Contract research University of Maryland USA. BMPA, MVD, Xenotherapeutics.
• Research Grants EU, CSO, FSA, DoH, UKFSRN.

Ms Claire Tomaso

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: London Borough of Enfield – Food Safety Team manager/Principal EHO. Middlesex University lecturing on Env. Health Degrees Feb 23- to date.
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Training for ALEHM’s, CIEH and FSA Wales. May 22 – to date. Some consultancy work for private food businesses and LA’s via CT Food Safety, Abacus management and Hygenysis.  Feb 22 – to date.
• 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

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

Dr Roberto Vivancos

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: UK Health Security Agency (full time March 2024 / part-time from April 2024). University of Warwick (part-time from April 2024). University of Liverpool (Honorary from 2013) 
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Northwest Venturers Yacht Club 
• Other personal interests: My father is a lemon grower in Spain 

Non personal interests

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

Historic Interest

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: 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