Ruffell Campden BRI II

Ruffell joins Campden BRI

Food research firm Campden BRI has appointed Melanie Ruffell as a principal food law advisor.

The role is the latest ina series of expansions in the Campden BRI regulatory affairs team to meet a growing demand for its
legislative advice, training and consultation services.

Ruffell brings with her nearly 15 years' experience working within the food and drink industry. She hasan extensive background in nutrition and health claims and considerable experience of providing expertadvice on nutrition regulation and policy.

Her previous roles include nutrition manager for the Food and Drink Federation and executive director of the Joint HealthClaims Initiative.

In her new position, Ruffell will be helping Campden BRI members and clientscomply with ongoing legislation changes and working with them on specific projects.

Her expertise in nutrition legislation and policy will be an invaluable contribution as the team prepare fora challenging year ahead with the biggest change in labelling legislation for a generation through theenforcement of the Food Information to Consumers (FIC) Regulation in December 2014.

Steve Spice, head of regulatory affairs at Campden BRI, said: “We are delighted to haveMelanie join the regulatory affairs team at Campden BRI. Well known within the food industry and withexternal stakeholders, she brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge, in particular herextensive expertise the field of nutrition and health claims”.

Campden BRI provides technical, legislative and scientific support andresearch to the food and drinks industry worldwide – with a comprehensive 'farm to fork' range ofservices covering agri-food production, analysis and testing, processing and manufacturing, safety,training and technical information services.