PhD, nutrition, University of Kentucky
Dr. Jennifer van de Ligt is the founder of Food Edge Solutions, providing nutrition and regulatory solutions for food and feed. She previously served as senior advisor with the Food and Drug Administration, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, and director of the Food Protection and Defense Institute. She has an extensive background in scientific and regulatory affairs, food defense, human and animal nutrition, animal feed and human food production, and systems modeling. Dr. van de Ligt previously led global scientific and regulatory affairs of a major multinational food company. She has held leadership positions in numerous trade and scientific organizations, coauthored numerous peer-reviewed publications and has more than 130 global patents and patent applications.
- ASCL 6214 – Regulatory Affairs for Food Claims and Labeling