Kathy Musa-Veloso, Ph.D., Senior Director, Health Claims & Clinical Trials, Food & Nutrition
Dr. Musa-Veloso, Senior Director of Health Claims and Clinical Trials within the Food & Nutrition Group, assists both domestic and international clients with the prepara-tion of scientific and regulatory strategies for marketing their foods and dietary supplements with health claims.
Dr. Musa-Veloso joined Intertek Health Sciences Inc. (Formerly known as Cantox Health Sciences Inc.) in 2003, and since then, she has developed a strong team of scientists, skilled in the conduct of systematic evidence-based reviews. The objective of these assessments is to determine, for clients in the food and supplement sectors, whether the efficacy of a food/ingredient can be scientifically substantiated. Dr. Musa-Veloso also assists clients with the development, placement, and manage-ment of clinical studies in which the efficacy of a food or supplement is intended to be evaluated.
A recognized expert in the area of health claims and clinical trials, Dr. Musa-Veloso has been invited as a guest speaker to discuss pressing scientific and regulatory issues at various conferences, internationally. With her strong food and nutrition background, Dr. Musa-Veloso has authored several publications, and has served as an Adjunct Professor within the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto.
