• Commissioned evidence-based nutrition information via HSIS including five peer review papers, five academic reports and dozens of press briefings; evidence from peer review used in PAGB policy development relating to nutrition and food supplement use;• Secretariat to the Food Supplement Working Group; guiding hand in policy formation via this group;• Submission of evidence-based consultation responses to government on issues ranging from single use plastics and plastic taxation to folic acid and vitamin D;• Liaising with Regulators (DHSC, FSA, DEFRA, OPSS, TS) on issues of interpretation and compliance;• Creating briefings to lobby MPs and other stakeholders on behalf of food supplement industry;• Development and delivery of guidance and training for members on all relevant food law (minimum four full days training per year); • Regulatory advice on packaging; advertising; editorial content and websites;• Cooperative working with other trade associations across multiple sectors;• Drafting Nutrition Fact Sheets for the Self Care Forum; intended to be used by healthcare professionals in consultations and for patients to take home to support knowledge and compliance.

• Voluntary post in Professional Body.• Provision of expert advice on legislative landscape relevant to the practice of nutritional therapy.• Provision of advice in policy formulation and project management skills to allow BANT to provide the best support and advice to its members;

• Change of government split responsibilities of Food Standards Agency, moving nutrition areas to the Department of Health.• • Compare and contrast requirements for submission of dossiers for making health claims on foods against requirements for submission of dossiers for Traditional Herbal Medicines licences; • Analysis of EU practices on fortification of foods with vitamins and minerals as a basis for policy development on mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid;• Drafted guidance to industry and consumers on regulatory requirements for the import and sale of food supplements in the UK and labelling requirements for food supplements in the UK.

• Forged strong relationships with a vocal and involved group of stakeholders; • Drafted Impact Assessments; ran consultations to provide evidence in policy formation on implementing EU legislation into UK Law; enacted relevant Statutory Instruments into UK law; • Project managed research on food supplements market; outcome supported policy formulation; • Responded to 1,000’s of pieces of correspondence on food supplements regulation; drafted responses to Parliamentary Questions and Ministerial Correspondence; • Cooperative cross cutting working across multiple government departments.

• Project managed development and implementation of a bespoke database to hold all data on FSA research and survey programmes; planning, staff consultation, contractor management, and liaising between different divisions within the FSA;• Design and creation of training course and documentation; delivery of training courses for over 250 users; provision of support and guidance to users;• Financial analysis, handling and manipulating data including monthly financial reports of budgets and committed spend and a quarterly report highlighting FSA research projects likely to generate media interest.