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Robert Burns, Ph.D.

EAS Independent Consultant

Robert “Robbie” Burns, Ph.D. is an expert in infant formula. His position prior to consulting he was Vice President of Health and Nutrition Policy with the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Prior to GMA, Dr. Burns served as Global Nutrition and Scientific Affairs Director at Cadbury Schweppes where he worked to establish consistent global standards and strategies for the improvement of new product pipelines and capacities to reliably deliver nutrition-based product and communication initiatives. Prior to Cadbury, he was at Mead Johnson Nutritionals where he worked with Pediatric Nutritionals. Robbie has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Queens University in Belfast, Ireland with Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at the Universities of Nottingham and Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of nearly 50 papers and articles and has been an invited speaker at dozens of international symposiums and conferences.

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