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FCMJEG Register of Interests

Last updated: 20 January 2026

Register of Interests FCMJEG

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.

Dr Emma Bradley

Personal interests

 

Direct employment.

Fera Science Ltd, YBC, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ (Since 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.

Historic Interests

Personal interests

 

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 Sara Beverley

Personal interests

 

Direct employment

Waters Corporation, since 2023.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work

None.

Shareholdings

Shares in Waters Corporation 2023 – present.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups

Member of Royal Society of Chemistry 2009 - present

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 Interests

Personal interests

 

Direct employment

Employed at Fera Sciences Ltd 2021 – 2023

Employed at Waters Corporation 2011 – 2021

Employed at Central Science Laboratory (Defra) 1999 - 2011

Consultancies and other fee-paid work

None.

Shareholdings

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups

None.

Other personal interests

Honorary senior lecturer [University of Manchester] 2019 - 2023

Non-personal interests

 

Fellowships

None.

Indirect support

None.

Trusteeships

None.

Land and property

None.

Other public appointments

None.

Other non-personal interests

None.

Dr Gill Clare

Current Interests

Personal interests

 

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)

Historic Interests

Personal interests

 

Direct employment.

Covance Ltd (more than 15y ago)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Covance Ltd cytogenetic consultant (analyst)

Shareholdings.

AstraZeneca, Diageo, Marks and Spencers.

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

Dr Malcolm Driffield

Personal interests

 

Direct employment

Exponent International Ltd. (Nov 2018 – current).

Exponent undertakes regulatory, scientific and engineering consultancy for our clients. This includes work regarding authorisations of regulated products such as plant protection products, novel foods, food contact materials, food additives in jurisdictions including US, EU, UK, China.

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 Interests

Personal interests

 

Direct employment

Fera Science Ltd (was Food and Environment Research Agency and Central Science Laboratory) (Sept 2002 – Oct 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.

Dr Natalia Falagán

Current Interests

Personal interests

 

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.

Historic Interests

Personal interests

 

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 Jenny Odum

Current Interests

Personal interests

 

Direct employment.

Pension (Syngenta UK, from 2009).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Independent consultancy work (from 2009).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society (from 1990)

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 Interests

Personal interests

 

Direct employment.

Syngenta UK (for 25 years until end 2008)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Independent consultancy work.

Shareholdings.

Astrazeneca UK, Syngenta UK, other shares managed by Independent Financial Advisor (all sold by 2014).

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-personal interests

 

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Ad hoc UK representative on OECD committees for validation of OECD guidelines for the testing of chemicals (2008-2020).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Michael Walker

Current Interests

Personal interests

 

Direct employment.

Michael Walker Consulting Ltd, 2006 to date. Consultancy and expert witness services in scientific areas unrelated to my 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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-5549 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, Additives, Enzymes and other regulated products, Smoke Flavourings subgroup since 2022.

    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.

Historic Interests

Personal interests

 

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-5549 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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-5549 for full list of current and historical employment, organisations and public appointments

Other non-personal interests.

None.