Roger Cook assumes presidency of the IAFP
5 November 2020
Congratulations to ICMSF member Dr Roger Cook, who assumed the presidency of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) at the conclusion of IAFP 2020, a Virtual Annual Meeting.
Dr Cook is Principal Adviser (Strategic Science and Risk Assessment) to New Zealand Food Safety based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is also the principal food microbiologist, a position he has held since 1995. Dr Cook now advises those who lead New Zealand’s regulatory microbiological food safety risk assessment initiatives.
Dr Cook has a close working relationship with overseas regulatory authorities and science providers, is a member of the ICMSF, and represents New Zealand on Codex Food Hygiene, on the Food Regulation Steering Committee of the Joint Australia-New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation, and as a member of the FAO/WHO JEMRA Working Group on STECs in foods.