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Dr Jannavi Srinivasan

Dr Jannavi Srinivasan

Director, Division of Cosmetics, Office of Cosmetics and Colors (OCAC), U.S. FDA

Dr. Jannavi Srinivasan is the Director of the Division of Cosmetics, Office of Cosmetics and Colors (OCAC), Center for Food Safety and Nutrition in US FDA. She provides scientific, technical and policy leadership on matters related to the chemical, toxicological, and microbiological safety of cosmetics raw materials, ingredients, and products. Dr. Srinivasan is considered as an international expert for matters related to safety assessment of ingredients added to food and cosmetics. She has served as an invited expert and member of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) since 2011. She also served as the technical expert for the US FDA delegation at OECD’s Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, as an invited expert to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) CEF Panel (Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Flavorings), and as a member of the US delegation to Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA).