Employer's name
Not Applicable ( Retired) , Now Independent Technical Consultant
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Food industry consultant
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Independent Technical Consultant ; Former Technical Head, United Spirits (Diageo India). Consulting & mentoring in Analytical & Sensory Sciences globally. An alumnus of The Queens’s University of Belfast holding a Ph.D. degree in Analytical Chemistry. Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and member of Institute of Brewing & Distilling and Sensometric Society. Published and presented many papers on various aspects of Analytical Chemistry and Beverages NPD & Quality
Additional information about your food authenticity interests
Whisky is one of the most popular spirit drinks in the world. Unfortunately, this highly valued commodity is vulnerable to fraud. To detect fraudulent practices, Targeted & Non-Targeted analysis by GCMS ,UV–Vis /NIR , GC-TOF MS, UHPLC–QTOF MS, GC (0)-MS, elemental analysis etc., in conjunction with suitable chemometrics data analysis are to be continually improved and employed for most effective Fingerprinting/ Pattern recognition/ products authenticity/counterfeit/contaminant/adulterant analysis.
