The European Food Safety Authority has nominated its choice as its first chief executive; he is Geoffrey Podger, current chief executive of the UK Food Standards Agency.
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Podger will have to appear before the European Parliament’s environment committee before being formally appointed, but it is highly unlikely that this hearing will lead to his losing the post; the meeting will be held this month.
Podger was the successful candidate of a short-list drawn up and interviewed by the EFSA’s management board. It is thought Podger was successful partly because of his experience in establishing a national food safety agency.
