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Rick Mumford, Food Standards Agency

Rick Mumford, Deputy Director, Science Evidence and Research, Deputy CSA

British Science Week – Career conversations with FSA scientists

British Science Week - Career conversations

With activity well underway for British Science Week, we wanted to shine a light on our scientists and help others connect to the interesting and varied work they do.

British Science Week - a day in the life of an FSA scientist

Left = Dr Sophie Hardy, Regulated Products Engagement and Partnership Coordinator, smiling in a pink jumper. Top right = Dr Erica Kintz, Senior Microbiological Risk Assessor, in sunglasses near a beach Bottom right = Mike Dickinson - Senior Chemical Risk Assessor, in a big woolly hat

"There is a place in science for everybody!" Find out about what drove Dr Erica Kintz, Dr Sophie Hardy, and Mike Dickinson to careers in science and what they get up to in their day jobs at the Food Standards Agency.

From beehive to jar, the complexities of honey authenticity

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A beekeeper inspecting a hive at Deans Court, Wimborne, United Kingdom by Annie Spratt

Last year, we talked about the complex nature of honey authenticity. In this follow up post, Rick Mumford, Head of the Science, Evidence and Research directorate comments on the recent review of the methods used to test honey authenticity.

Infectious Intestinal Disease in the community study - Join IID3

Decorative only, woman holding stomach for IID3 Blog

Ahead of the landmark IID3 study, we are looking for collaborators working in public health, epidemiology and related fields for the major research into Infectious Intestinal Disease. Rick Mumford explores the project and how to get involved.