SPDS ERP Review-May 2015

KATERINA MASTOVSKA, COVANCE LABORATORIES

Dr. Katerina Mastovska is a Lead Staff Scientist in Nutritional Chemistry and Food Safety unit at Covance Laboratories and a Principal Consultant at Excellcon International. At Covance Laboratories, she is mainly responsible for development of new analytical methods and strategies for testing of chemical residues and contaminants in food and dietary supplements. She has been actively involved in the AOAC International as the co-chair of the AOAC Chemical Contaminants and Residues in Food community (2011-present), Topic Advisor for the veterinary drug residue methods, member of veterinary drug Expert Review Panels (ERPs), presenter of scientific papers, session chair at annual meetings, and co-Study Director for a collaborative study of a method for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seafood. Prior to joining Covance Laboratories in September 2009, she worked at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and served as an expert in the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) panel of the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), recommending world-wide maximum residue levels for pesticides in food and feed commodities. Dr. Mastovska has authored/co-authored over 50 scientific publications (journal articles, book chapters, and monographs) and over 100 presentations at national and international meetings. She received her Ph.D. in Food Chemistry and Analysis from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Czech Republic.