Dr Bert Popping

Dr Bert Popping is a food safety consultant with 25+ years of experience in the global food and food testing industry. He worked as Chief Scientific Officer and previously as Director Scientific Development for multinational food testing laboratory networks in Asia, Europe as well as Northand South-America. He is working with many stakeholders in the food supply chain, including food business operators, technology providers and regulatory agencies. He serves on numerous committees relating to food safety, which include the US Pharmacopeia Food Ingredients Expert Committee and the German Official Methods working groups (hosted by the Federal Agency for food safety and Consumer protection). He is also member of the European Standardization Committee CEN working group on food allergens (CEN TC 275 WG 12). He as published numerous manuscripts on food allergens relating to testing, validation and regulatory aspects.