Lauren Jackson

Lauren Jackson is Acting Chief of the Food Chemistry and Nutrition Team at FDA/CFSAN located in Bedford Park, IL, USA. Lauren received her B.S. in Food Science from Cornell University, and her M.S. and PhD, both in Food Science, from the University of Wisconsin. Her expertise is in the area of processing and its affects on chemical contaminants and bioactive food components. Lauren is a member of ACS, IFT, IAFP and AOAC and serves as a scientific editor for the Journal of Food Science. “I’m currently working on several projects aimed at developing best practices for detecting and controlling food allergens.”