Dr Simon Brooke-Taylor

Dr Simon Brooke-Taylor is an Australian independent consultant specialising in food component risk analysis and regulatory affairs. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry (Toxicology) and PhD in Toxicology from the University of Surrey, UK. He is also a professional member of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. Between 1991 & 2000 he held a range of senior scientific and managerial positions with the Australian National Food Authority (now FSANZ). During this time, he also participated extensively in the development of international food standards through Codex and the WTO. He has been practicing as an independent food risk analysis and regulatory affairs consultant in Australia since 2001. He has also consulted to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and ASEAN on risk analysis and food standards development. Amongst his clients, Simon provides technical support services to the Allergen Bureau of Australia and developed the original risk assessment model used in the Bureau’s VITAL® program. As a member of the Bureau's VITAL® Scientific Expert Panel, he has participated in the application of dose distribution modelling to food allergen risk assessment, implemented in VITAL® since 2013.