Selvarani Elahi MBE

Selvarani elahi mbe

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    UK Deputy Government Chemist

  • Education

    • Plashet school

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    • Kingston university

      2024 - 2024
      Phd by prior publication biological and physical sciences in progress

      Activities and Societies: Developing current concepts for Food Integrity

    • Kings college london

      1987 - 1990
      Bsc chemistry with biology

      Chemistry with Biology

  • Experience

    • Lgc limited

      Jan 1991 - now

      UK Deputy Government Chemist and Key Account Manager for Defra, FSA & FSS: Scientist with over 30 years experience in the management of staff and leading a wide range of projects for both public and private sector clients covering the analysis of food and agriculture samples for authenticity, contaminants, additives, composition and nutrients, and has also managed teams delivering consumer product testing. I am an experienced project manager who has successfully delivered numerous complex projects for the UK government, the European Commission and the private sector. Additionally, I have over ten years experience working across a variety of policy areas with different stakeholder groups to improve standards in measurement science. I am also the Executive Director of the Food Authenticity Network (www.foodauthenticity.global). Show less

      • Deputy Government Chemist

        Jan 1991 - now
      • Scientific Officer

        Jan 1991 - Apr 2015
    • Food authenticity network

      Apr 2015 - now
      Executive director

      www.foodauthenticity.global

    • Department for environment, food and rural affairs

      Jun 2021 - now

      Part time 6 month secondment to Defra working with the Food Science Team and the National Food Strategy White Paper Team.

      • Chair of Defra's Authenticity Methods Working Group (AMWG)

        Jun 2013 - now
      • Secondment to Defra - Scientific Advisor

        Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fellow of the royal society of chemistry

      Royal society of chemistry
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Selvarani Elahi MBE
      MBE for services to food measurement science Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020 Oct 2020
    • Awarded to Selvarani Elahi MBE
      Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology Institute of Food Science and Technology
    • Awarded to Selvarani Elahi MBE
      Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry