2022 Membership of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
In this guide
In this guideChair
Professor David Harrison MD DSc FRCPath FRCPEd FRCSEd
Professor of Pathology, University of St Andrews.
Members
Mr Derek Bodey MA
Public Interest Representative.
Dr Gill Clare BSc PhD
Independent Consultant in Genetic Toxicology.
Dr Meera Cush
Senior Managing Consultant (Regulatory Toxicologist), Ramboll.
Dr Ruth Dempsey
Consultant: RD Science Speaks Consultancy, Sàrl.
Dr John Doe PhD
Research Fellow, Liverpool John Moore’s University.
Dr Richard Haworth MA VetMB DPhil FRCPath DipECVP DABT
Head of Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, AstraZeneca.
Dr Ray Kemp BA MSc PhD MRTPI SIRM – To 30 June 2022
Public Interest Representative.
Professor Gareth Jenkins
Professor of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science, Swansea University.
Professor Neil Pearce BSc DipSci DipORS PhD DSc FRSNZ FMedSci FFPH
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr Lesley Rushton OBE BA MSc PhD CStat HonFFOM (to 31st March 2022)
Emeritus Reader in Occupational Epidemiology, Imperial College London.
Dr Lesley Stanley MA PhD ERT FBTS
Consultant in Investigative Toxicology.
Professor Heather Wallace BSc (Hons) PhD FRCPath FBTS FRSC FRSB FBPS ERT (to 31st March 2022)
Professor in Biochemical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Aberdeen.
Secretariat
Miss B Gadeberg BSc (Hons) MSc ERT
UKHSA Scientific Secretary.
Dr D Gott BSc (Hons) PhD
FSA Scientific Secretary.
Ms Cath Mulholland BSc (Hons), ERT
FSA Scientific Secretary.
Mrs N Blowfield
Administrative Secretary.
Declaration of members interests during the period of this report
Professor David Harrison
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Personal Interest |
Employee University of St Andrews, UK, NuCana plc, UK. Employee/Non-executive Director ILC Therapeutics Ltd, Benenox Ltd, UK – Non-executive Director (unpaid), PathAlba Ltd – Director (unpaid) – dormant. |
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Personal Interest |
Consultant NHS Lothian – Honorary Consultant. |
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Personal Interest |
Shareholder VBL Ltd, UK, Ryboquin Ltd, UK, ILC Therapeutics Ltd. |
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Personal Interest |
Miscellaneous Cunningham Trust – (Medical Resarch Charity) Trustee, University of Edinburgh, UK – Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow, UK – Honorary Professor, University of Florida, Adjunct Professor, Viewbank Leuchars Ltd – Director (no salary). |
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Personal Interest |
Membership Fellow Royal College of Pathologists, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. |
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Non Personal Interest |
Miscellaneous iCAIRD research consortium – Director (unpaid role), Pilgrim Care St Andrews (charity for the elderly) –Trustee (unpaid role), Visiopharm – Member, Scientific Advisory Board. EU Horizon 2020, Partner in KATY Award, grant Support, Innovate UK/UKRI – Director of iCAIRD. |
Mr Derek Bodey
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Personal Interest |
None. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Gill Clare
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Personal Interest |
Pension Shell Research Ltd, AstraZeneca. |
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Personal Interest |
Shareholder AstraZeneca, Diageo, Marks and Spencer. |
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Personal Interest |
Consultant Labcorp. |
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Personal Interest |
Miscellaneous OPSS Register of Specialists from December 2020, OPSS Scientific Advisory Group from March 2021, Food Standards Agency (FSA) Joint Expert Group on Food Contact Materials (FCM-JEG) from May, 2019, FSA Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other regulated products (co-opted), HSE REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool from June 2021, Member of joint COT and COC Synthesis and Integration of Epidemiological and Toxicological Evidence sub-group, 2019 – 2021, University of Surrey visiting lecturer. |
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Personal Interest |
Membership United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS), NIHR Academy. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None |
Dr Meera Cush
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Personal Interest |
Employee Ramboll UK Limited, University of Surrey (Visiting Lecturer). |
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Personal Interest |
Membership Royal Society of Biology. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Ruth Dempsey
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Personal Interest |
Shareholder RD Science Speaks Consultancy, Sarl (Shareholder and director). |
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Personal Interest |
Pension Philip Morris International. |
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Personal Interest |
Consultant Philip Morris International, doTERRA Europe. |
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Personal Interest |
Membership British Toxicology Society, Swiss society of Toxicology, Royal society of Biology. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None |
Dr John Doe PhD
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Personal Interest |
Associate Regulatory Science Associates Ltd. Pension Syngenta. Consultant ECETOC, Syngenta, Covance. Miscellaneous Liverpool John Moores University (Honorary Research Fellow). |
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Personal Interest |
Membership |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Richard Haworth
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Personal Interest |
Employee AstraZeneca. |
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Personal Interest |
Shareholder GlaxoSmithKline, Royal Dutch Shell (Spouse Shareholder), United Utilities (Spouse Shareholder). |
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Personal Interest |
Membership British Society of Toxicological Pathology, European Society of Toxicological Pathology, Society of Toxicological Pathology. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Ray Kemp (To 30th June 2022).
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Personal Interest |
Director Rhodes-Kemp Law Ltd. |
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Personal Interest |
Member Committee on Radioactive Waste, Management (CoRWM). |
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Personal Interest |
Non-Executive Director Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). |
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Personal Interest |
Independent Expert International Atomic Energy Agency – Mission to Fukushima Prefecture. |
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Personal Interest |
Independent Expert Office for Rail and Road. |
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Personal Interest |
Member - Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) |
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Personal Interest |
Member Royal Town Planning Institute Specialist. |
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Personal Interest |
Member Institute of Risk Management. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Professor Gareth Jenkins
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Personal Interest |
Employer Swansea University, Honorary Contract, Swansea Bay University Health board. |
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Personal Interest |
Membership President of United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (UKEMS) 2020 - 2023. Member British Association for Cancer Research Senior Editor Mutagenesis (OUP), Editorial Board (and former editor 2013-2015) Mutation Research (Elsevier). President of the International Association of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Societies (IAEMGS). |
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Non-Personal Interest |
Grants National Centre of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2018-2022). Former grants Health & Care Research Wales (2016-2020, 2014-2017. MRC/AstraZeneca PhD studentship (ITTP scheme) (2019-2023). Cancer Research Wales grants (2023-2026 and 2019-2023). External Examining roles (Bangor University. DeMontfort University, University of Milan). |
Professor Neil Pearce
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Personal Interest |
None. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Lesley Stanley
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Personal Interest
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Self-employed Dr Lesley Stanley, Consultant in Investigative Toxicology. |
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Personal Interest
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Consultancy School of Medicine, University of Dundee (2020 to date), Details of previous consultancy contracts available upon request. |
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Personal Interest
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Expert Appointments REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool, OPSS Register of Experts. |
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Personal Interest
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Honorary Appointment Associate, School of Life Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University (Non-Stipendiary). |
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Personal Interest
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Investments Investment Portfolio managed by Quilter Cheviot (joint with spouse), FundsNetwork Stocks and Shares ISA, Aviva Personal Pension Plan. |
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Personal Interest
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Ministry and Charities Ordained Local Minister, Church of Scotland (non-stipendiary), Honorary Chaplain, University of Stirling (non-stipendiary) Supporter, Christian Aid In Their Lifetime programme and International Justice Mission. |
Dr Lesley Rushton OBE BA MSc PhD Cstat HonFFOM (To 31st March 2022).
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Personal Interest |
Member Industrial Injuries Advisory Council – Chair. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
Miscellaneous IEH Consultancy Ltd – Research Support. |
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Personal Interest
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Membership European Registered Toxicologist (ERT), Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS), Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP). |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Professor Heather Wallace BSc Hons PhD FRCPath FBTS FRSC FRSB ERT (To 31st March 2022).
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Personal Interest |
Employee University of Aberdeen. |
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Personal Interest |
Shareholder Bank Santander SA, BT Group, NovaBiotics, Aviva. |
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Personal Interest |
Miscellaneous EFSA – CONTAM Panel Cell ProTx – Director. |
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Personal Interest |
Membership EUROTOX – Past President, British Toxicological Society (BTS), Medical Research Scotland – Chair and Trustee, Paediatric Medicines Expert Advisory Group – MHRA, Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee – MHRA. |
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Non-Personal Interest |
None. |