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safefood provides independent scientific assessment and advice on the safety and hygiene of the food on the island of Ireland. To assist safefood in undertaking this work, a Scientific Advisory Committee of 19 experts including two observers from the FSAI and the FSA NI was formally established in January 2002. The members are representative of the key disciplines involved in food safety and nutrition on the island.
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Charles Daly Chairman - Professor Charles Daly
The Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Professor Daly is Head of the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences.
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sac mcdowell Vice Chairman - Professor David McDowell
David McDowell is Professor of Food Studies at the University of Ulster at Jordanstown (UUJ).
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sac John Egan John Egan
John Egan is currently a Senior Superintending Research Officer at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL).
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sac Gerry McCurdy Dr Gerry McCurdy
Dr McCurdy is the Deputy Director of the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland (FSANI) where he has responsibility for food safety, enforcement and consumer choice.
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SAC Ken Barid Dr Ken Baird
Dr Ken Baird is Technical Director of Moy Park Ltd and was previously a food processing advisor with DANI (now DARD) and involved in technical management in soft drinks manufacture and the pork and bacon industry.
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sac Kathy Folye Catherine Foye
Catherine Foye has been Principal Environmental Health Officer for the South Western Area Health Board since 1994.
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SAC Dervla Igor Dr Derval Igoe
Dr Derval Igoe is a Specialist in Public Health Medicine at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin.
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SAC Jim Buckley Mr Jim Buckley
Mr Jim Buckley MVB MVM MRCVS is the Chief Veterinary Officer in Cork County Council, where his main responsibilities include the enforcement of veterinary public health/food hygiene and animal welfare legislation.
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Patricia McCusker Ms Patricia McCusker
Patricia McCusker is a member of the Northern Ireland Advisory Committee if the Food Standards Agency and is a Catering Advisor for the Department of Education in Northern Ireland.
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Brian Gaffeny Dr Brian Gaffney
Dr Brian Gaffney joined the Health Promotion Agency as Chief Executive in 1996. Dr Gaffney has broad experience of the Health Service and has a number of specialist research interests including child health, health behaviour and cardiovascular disease.
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Barney Haywood Mr Barny Heywood
Mr Barny Heywood has been the Group Chief Environmental Health Officer for the Western Group Environmental Health Service since 2002.
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Barbara Livingston Professor Barbara Livingstone
Barbara Livingstone is a Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Ulster and has been a member of academic staff at the University since its inception in 1984.
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Bert Houston Mr Bert Houston
Bert Houston was appointed Chief Veterinary Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2002.
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Emer Shelly Dr Emer Shelly
Dr Shelly is a medical epidemiologist and works as National Heart Health Advisor at the Department of Health where she supports the implementation of Cardiovascular Health Strategy.
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Martin Mullane Mr Martin Mullane
Martin Mullane is the Group Technical Manager for Glanbia Foods plc in Kilkenny and has responsibility for Food Safety, Product Quality and Environmental Management for Glanbia plants located in Europe and USA.
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Seamus Fanning Professor Seamus Fanning
Seamus Fanning was appointed as Professor of Food Safety to University College Dublin in 2002.
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Wayne Anderson pic Dr Wayne Anderson
Dr Anderson joined the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in 1999 as Chief Specialist: Food Science.
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margaret patterson Dr Margaret Patterson
Dr Margaret Patterson Scientific Advisor to the committee holds a joint appointment at Queen's University, Belfast (QUB) as a Reader within the Department of Food Science and at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as a Principle Scientific Officer.
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brian smith Dr Brian Smyth
Dr Brian Smyth was appointed Consultant in Communicable Disease Control with the Northern Health and Social Services Board in 1989.
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