Food & Other Dry Commodities
Frazer Imrie - Director
Chartered Biologist, Fellow of the Institute of Biology and the Institute of Food Science & Technology. Joined CWA in 1991 and is head of our Food Department. With over 35 years in the food commodities industry, he has an extensive range of experience in the managing and quality control of bulk, bagged, refrigerated and frozen cargo including animal feed. Has worked extensively in incident response and claims analysis, and has expertise in commodity market analysis and loss mitigation. Online CV.
Frazer commands a core group of cargo surveyors and highly qualified scientists, all of whom have had extensive experience in food manufacturing and research.
Floris Menting LLM - Associate Director
Master Mariner with considerable international experience of dry cargo (especially food), damage surveys and incident investigation. Joined CWA in 1996. Expertise in the shipping of a wide range of commodities and foodstuffs including refrigerated cargoes, timber and grain, rice and other agricultural products. With a surveying career spanning 25 years, highly experienced in incident investigation, cargo salvage and cost mitigation issues. Online CV.
David Walker - Principal Consultant
Chartered Biologist and Fellow of the Society of Biology. Over 37 years of extensive international experience of applying science in the food and feed industries. Specialist expertise in handling, storage, shipping, grading, quality assurance, processing and market systems for a wide range of food, feed and agricultural commodities. Experienced in shipboard attendances. Expert knowledge of applying science to claims arising from such issues as water ingress, cargo heating, microbiological food safety, contamination with mycotoxins (such as Aflatoxin), identification and source of insect infestation, and fumigation. Online CV.
Graham Tow - Associate Director
A Fellow of the Institute of Food Science & Technology, and a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses. Joined CWA in 2001 as a senior food consultant. Possesses a wide range of experience, particularly in dairy products, nuts, chilled and fresh foods. Expert in hazard identification, risk control, temperature controlled storage and perishable products within the food industry. Accredited assessor with considerable training experience. Online CV.
Selected Consultants
Dr Alan Legge - Senior Consultant. Chartered Biologist and very experienced applied food scientist with particular expertise in harvest and post-harvest systems of horticultural crops, extensive experience of all aspects of fruit horticulture including high-risk commodities (e.g. bananas) covering post-harvest storage, handling and transportation. Online CV.
Peter Ferner - Consultant. Member of the Society of Food Hygiene Technologists. Meat specialist with extensive experience in all aspects of meat processing, wholesale and retail quality control and valuation. His scope of knowledge extends across the sectors of fresh, chilled and frozen meat. Online CV.
Dr Richard Hodges - Consultant. Doctorate in Experimental Zoology. Over 30 years experience in quality management of grains and other durable food and feed commodities in shipping and warehousing. Specialist in insect pest management. Experience includes 6 years as a pest and quality advisor to grain marketing boards in West Africa and South East Asia. Online CV.
Dr John Orchard - Consultant. Doctorate in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Considerable international experience in the field of beverage, horticultural and cereal crops, with emphasis on post-harvest management. Over 7 years post-harvest fruit and vegetable training experience. Online CV.
Dr Keith Tomlins - Consultant. Doctorate in post-harvest handling and acceptance of root and tubers and other commodities. Over 20 years experience in food research worldwide. International experience in post-harvest quality, handling and safety of a range of agricultural produce including beverages, roots and tubers and cereal crops. Experience in training and advisory on the above. Online CV.
Chartered Biologist, Fellow of the Institute of Biology and the Institute of Food Science & Technology. Joined CWA in 1991 and is head of our Food Department. With over 35 years in the food commodities industry, he has an extensive range of experience in the managing and quality control of bulk, bagged, refrigerated and frozen cargo including animal feed. Has worked extensively in incident response and claims analysis, and has expertise in commodity market analysis and loss mitigation. Online CV.
Frazer commands a core group of cargo surveyors and highly qualified scientists, all of whom have had extensive experience in food manufacturing and research.
Floris Menting LLM - Associate Director
Master Mariner with considerable international experience of dry cargo (especially food), damage surveys and incident investigation. Joined CWA in 1996. Expertise in the shipping of a wide range of commodities and foodstuffs including refrigerated cargoes, timber and grain, rice and other agricultural products. With a surveying career spanning 25 years, highly experienced in incident investigation, cargo salvage and cost mitigation issues. Online CV.
David Walker - Principal Consultant
Chartered Biologist and Fellow of the Society of Biology. Over 37 years of extensive international experience of applying science in the food and feed industries. Specialist expertise in handling, storage, shipping, grading, quality assurance, processing and market systems for a wide range of food, feed and agricultural commodities. Experienced in shipboard attendances. Expert knowledge of applying science to claims arising from such issues as water ingress, cargo heating, microbiological food safety, contamination with mycotoxins (such as Aflatoxin), identification and source of insect infestation, and fumigation. Online CV.
Graham Tow - Associate Director
A Fellow of the Institute of Food Science & Technology, and a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses. Joined CWA in 2001 as a senior food consultant. Possesses a wide range of experience, particularly in dairy products, nuts, chilled and fresh foods. Expert in hazard identification, risk control, temperature controlled storage and perishable products within the food industry. Accredited assessor with considerable training experience. Online CV.
Selected Consultants
Dr Alan Legge - Senior Consultant. Chartered Biologist and very experienced applied food scientist with particular expertise in harvest and post-harvest systems of horticultural crops, extensive experience of all aspects of fruit horticulture including high-risk commodities (e.g. bananas) covering post-harvest storage, handling and transportation. Online CV.
Peter Ferner - Consultant. Member of the Society of Food Hygiene Technologists. Meat specialist with extensive experience in all aspects of meat processing, wholesale and retail quality control and valuation. His scope of knowledge extends across the sectors of fresh, chilled and frozen meat. Online CV.
Dr Richard Hodges - Consultant. Doctorate in Experimental Zoology. Over 30 years experience in quality management of grains and other durable food and feed commodities in shipping and warehousing. Specialist in insect pest management. Experience includes 6 years as a pest and quality advisor to grain marketing boards in West Africa and South East Asia. Online CV.
Dr John Orchard - Consultant. Doctorate in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Considerable international experience in the field of beverage, horticultural and cereal crops, with emphasis on post-harvest management. Over 7 years post-harvest fruit and vegetable training experience. Online CV.
Dr Keith Tomlins - Consultant. Doctorate in post-harvest handling and acceptance of root and tubers and other commodities. Over 20 years experience in food research worldwide. International experience in post-harvest quality, handling and safety of a range of agricultural produce including beverages, roots and tubers and cereal crops. Experience in training and advisory on the above. Online CV.
