Services to the Animal Health Industry

IVEC is the consultancy division of Eville & Jones Ltd, one of the largest veterinary public health contractors in the world. The groups' largest client is the UK government; we have also worked for a number of other governments and their agencies, including EU States, China and Vietnam , amongst others.

In order to meet the growing demand for specialist advice on the management of food safety and control of food-borne illness, we have strengthened our team by creating a network of highly qualified and multi-disciplinary experts to work in close co-operation with our in-house Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners, Environmental Health Officers and Official Veterinarians. We have always had a strong commitment to quality management, having achieved ISO9000 and Investors in People. We are in the process of achieving the EN 45004 standard. All our activities are always conducted with a strong adherence to the need for integrity and in full compliance with the requirements of the Royal College and other professional bodies. Not only are we able to draw on over 100 qualified professionals, all of whom will be members of either the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health or other professional Institutes/Colleges, but we also have fluency in over 15 languages. All our consultants and associates also have additional qualifications and exceed their Continuing Professional Development requirements. In addition to this we have a number of associates and links with universities, professional bodies and research organisations throughout the world. Whether you require a multi-lingual team to be deployed rapidly to help bring an outbreak of food-borne illness under control, expert opinion on the causes of a food-poisoning outbreak, analysis of a food safety management system or even an in-depth audit of a HACCP written in Slovakian; IVEC can help. From our modern headquarters in Leeds , or from one of our sub-offices or associates, we are able to rapidly organise and deploy a team of appropriate experts almost anywhere in the world. As well as being able to respond to emergencies and major incidents, when called upon we can use our international networks, to assist in resolving issues relating to the import and export of foodstuffs and products of animal origin.

Samples of our senior experts include:

Paul Jackson MBA DMS MCIEH MIOA MCMI FRSH

Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner

Specialisms:

• Food Safety Systems
• HACCP
• Emergency Actions

Paul has worked as a Director of a government agency and as a Chief Environmental Health Officer. He has worked in the United States , Australia , New Zealand and a number of EU states, and has represented the UK government in Moscow .

He is the principal author of the Meat Hygiene Service / Food Standards Agency CPD module on HACCP and his MBA dissertation on ‘HACCP and International Trade' is an approved CPD document for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Paul has given a number of papers on food safety systems, HACCP, and Risk Management. He worked with the Australian and New Zealand authorities to develop the ‘Assessing HACCP Validation' course for the Veterinary School at Bristol University and has lectured there and at several other universities.

He has extensive experience of giving evidence and preparing submissions for enquiries. Paul also works as an Assessor of Professional Competence for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and as an assessor for the National Clinical Assessment Authority.

Jason Aldiss BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary Food Hygiene

Specialisms:

• European Food Safety
• Meat Hygiene
• Veterinary Public Health

Jason is Managing Director of Eville & Jones Ltd, the largest veterinary food hygiene companies in Europe , employing some 200 staff. Jason is also a Director of IVEC, the consultancy division of Eville & Jones, supplying specialist advice to government agencies and private clients in Europe, Australasia and the Middle East .

He is Vice President of the Veterinary Public Health Association and its European representative and is currently vice president. He is actively engaged within the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, which has a key role in influencing European Food Safety Policy.

Jason has presented a number of papers on food safety legislation and the role of the Official Veterinarian, successfully influencing legislative development and implementation. He has worked as a Principal Official Veterinarian for the Meat Hygiene Service, part of the Food Standards Agency. He is also a part-time lecturer on meat inspection at Thomas Danby College of Further Education and is a represents the British Veterinary Association on matters of meat hygiene/food safety policy.

He has extensive experience of crisis, as well as change, management within the food industry having been heavily involved in delivery in the Foot and Mouth Disease and BSE crises. His international experience ensures a wide range of specialist knowledge in the field of food safety and delivery of Government projects.