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Dear Subscriber,
You are invited to attend the upcoming Food for Thought seminar
What: FSA Food Sampling
When: Thursday 21 August 2025, 1pm to 2pm
Where: Online - This seminar will be held via Microsoft Teams Webinars. Please register using the link below.
Please note - We will record this event. A copy of the recording will be published to our YouTube Channel.
Synopsis
As the Food Standards Agency continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary, we are delighted to be joined by colleagues from across the agency to discuss their roles in food sampling. Each one of us plays a part in delivering our mission of Food you can Trust.
This seminar aims to give an overview of some of the food sampling funded by the FSA. It will highlight why food sampling is an important part of the FSA’s work, the breadth of sampling undertaken and how the results are used to improve compliance with food law.
Biographies
Isobel Feber works as a Senior Sampling Officer in the Laboratories and Sampling Team. She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Health and prior to joining the FSA in 2021 worked as an Environmental Health Officer, which included planning and undertaking food sampling. In her current role she oversees the coordination of sampling programmes and is responsible for the FSA’s Retail Surveillance Survey.
Sophie Bell is a Sampling Officer in the Laboratories and Sampling Team at the FSA. She holds a degree in Food Science and Nutrition and has a strong background in private food testing. Sophie began her career as an analyst, conducting tests for vitamins, contaminants, and CBD, later moving into a Laboratory Manager role overseeing allergen, GMO, and speciation testing.
Alice Rawlings works as an Intelligence Analyst in the Local Authority Intelligence Coordination Team at the FSA. Prior to this she worked in multi-agency intelligence roles at North Yorkshire Police for 15 years.
Jim Clements has worked for the FSA's Import Delivery team since September 2021. Prior to that he was the Scientific Officer at Heathrow Airport's Imported Food Team/Port Health Authority for 22 years.
Jennifer Donaghue leads the Analysis and Futures team of the FSA's National Food Crime Unit. Jennifer is from a Forensic Science background where she spent 14 years analysing and presenting criminal evidence as an Expert Witness. Jen has now worked in intelligence analysis since 2018.
Amy Walker is the Senior Sampling & Surveillance Manager in the FSA in Wales Consumer Protection Team. Amy has a background in molecular biology and obtained a BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology at Glasgow Caledonian University. Before joining the FSA in 2023, Amy worked as a Laboratory Supervisor in a UKAS accredited Food Safety laboratory. Amy’s role as Senior Sampling & Surveillance Manager includes the co-ordination of sampling programmes in Wales and involvement in sampling projects across the agency that may have an impact in Wales.
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The Food for Thought team welcome your feedback on the seminar series. Additionally, we welcome suggestions for future potential speakers. Please contact the team via email. |
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Disclaimer: Food for Thought topics and the opinions expressed within the content do not represent the views of the Food Standards Agency. |
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