IFST appoints former FSA advisor
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) appointed former Food Standards Agency (FSA) advisor John Bassett as its policy and scientific development director.
In this new role, Bassett initial role will be to grow the IFST’s influence on matters of policy in relation to its areas of interest.
Bassett, who runs his own consultancy, spent a decade serving on the UK Advisory Committee for the Microbiological Safety of Food, which advises the FSA on food safety risk assessment.
IFST ceo Jon Poole said:“We are obviously delighted that Bassett is joining us in this new role. He brings a great deal of experience working at a senior level in the food sector and I am sure his addition to our executive team will help raise our profile further in support of the food profession.”