Paul Cook

Food Standards Agency, UK
London United Kingdom

Biographical Sketch: Paul Cook is currently Head of the Microbiological Risk Assessment Branch in the Science, Evidence and Research Division of the Food Standards Agency in the UK. The branch is closely involved with the Agency’s monitoring of foodborne disease, the assessment of microbiological food incidents and outbreaks, zoonoses, foodborne viruses and antimicrobial resistance in the food chain. The branch also provides the secretariat for the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food. Internationally Paul has attended the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene since 2003. He has been an invited expert for various working groups/meetings of EU Scientific Committees, WHO/FAO consultations and the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. From 2012-2015 he was a member of the EFSA panel on Biological Hazards. Paul recently joined the Steering Committee for the Global Microbial Identifier.

Papers:
Factors to Consider in Decision Making Given Variability and Uncertainty in Microbiological Risk Assessment: A Governmental Perspective